Seven Ways to Organize a Stamp Collection

Stamp collecting is one of the most popular hobbies in the world. An important and fun challenge for every stamp collector is the protection and display of their collection. In order to display and present them to their best advantage, collectors must properly organize their stamp collection.

Most stamp collectors not only accumulate stamps, but also enjoy arranging them in an attractive, organized way for easy viewing. They choose wisely and focus to the areas they want to collect and identify to organize and display better their Stamp Collection. By doing this, they will not only have a collection to be proud of, but also able to protect stamps from damage.

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Steps

1. Begin to arrange your stamp collection by deciding which type of collection you would such as to have. There are numerous methods to collect and organize stamps, based on various attributes of the stamps, personal interests and choices.

2. Know the various classifications of stamp collections from which you can select, such as  the following:

• traditional (one nation's stamps)
• worldwide (stamps from worldwide)
• topical (stamps featuring topics such as animals or flowers)
• specialist (certain kinds of stamps or stamp concerns)
• first-day covers (an envelope sent the day the stamp was launched)

3. Understand that stamps are categorized in numerous methods.  
These categories include kind such as 

• conclusive, commemorative or special
• condition such as mint
• unused or utilized
• format such as sheet, coil or booklet
• function such as routine, special shipment, postage due and airmail

4. Sort your stamps according to the focus, classification or organization of your collection. Stamps are commonly sorted by 

• country
• subject
• original usage
• date of problem
• type (definitive, commemorative or unique)
• denomination

5. Use a stamp brochure to determine the stamps you have actually gathered, so you can be sure to classify them effectively. Stamp brochures list descriptions and rates of stamps, and picked stamps are likewise imagined.

6. Place stamps in a stamp album to show, preserve and safeguard your stamp collection. There are several different kinds of albums offered to collectors, consisting of commercially pre-printed albums with corresponding photos for each stamp, stock-books with plastic sleeves on each page, and handmade pages created at home by the collector himself.

7. Think about making use of stamp collecting software application to arrange and catalog your stamp collection. Most of these programs are essentially spreadsheets that enable you to enter comprehensive details on each stamp into different fields which can then be viewed as customized reports.