How to Display Postage Stamps in 9 ways

There are many ways to display collectible items such as postage stamps to preserve their beauty and able to sell them later. The framed stamps show off the time and care you have put into the collection and exhibit and teach others about the history embodied in the stamps.

Buy matted frames inexpensively from an art supply store or a large department store. Then place the stamps to give them an interesting visual element in your home or office. Rather than keeping them hidden in an album or box, display them in a matted frame.

Things you'll need

Frame with matting

Mat board

Pencil

Craft knife

Stamp sleeves

Stamp Mounts

Instructions

1. Plan a theme and a composition. Base themes on country of origin, historical period, stamp classification, subject matter, or a personal story or experience. For a composition, make a tight grid of many stamps or a single line of just a few stamps. You can also make a circle, pyramid or a diagonal.
2. Separate the backing from the frame.
3. Using a pencil , trace the shape of the backing onto a piece of white mat board.
4. Cut the section of mat board with a craft knife and a straight edge.
5. Measure and lightly mark the points on the mat board where the stamps will be affixed.
6. Place the stamps in individual stamp mount sleeves. Wet the adhesive backing on the back of the stamp mounts and stick them in place.
7. Insert the mat board into the frame behind the matting, and replace the backing on the frame.
8. Do not hang your framed stamps in direct sunlight. Prolonged exposure to sunlight can also cause discoloration. The glass can also be swapped out with a section of UV filtering acrylic sheeting for extra protection.
9. Use a mat between the stamps and the glass in the frame. If the stamps come into contact with the glass it can eventually cause discoloration.

Displaying stamps is the best reward you could give to your stamps. Share with your family and friends the stamp collections you have. Children can learn history from the stamps you have collected. There are a lot of things that you can learn and discover from collecting stamps only.

While other Collectors are collecting to buy and sell stamps. Others are collecting because its their hobby and they one of the collectors that display their collections. 

In displaying the collections one must be cautious that they in the preservation of the stamps itself. Display, Organize and Preserve Stamps You Love!