Hobbies
By Shenyram
@Shenyram (21)
India
September 3, 2007 10:25am CST
Stamp collection is one of the world most famous and oldesthobby.But i am sayin tat now a days it is dying.Lots are not intrested in this stamp collection because of lack of time.Penny black is one of the worlds rarest stamp.It is very funny to hear that some stamps were sold for some billion dollors
1 response
@nrnotrare (631)
• United States
3 Sep 07
Hello Shenyram....
Stamp collecting is not dieing....it was on a decline from the 1970's until about the late 1980's but recent surveys show that since about 1990 it is on the up-swing again. One recent poll shows that 3 out of 10 homes in the US have someone who collects, some just save new issues, the majority avidly collect, and a few are specialists.
If you look at the number of mylot members that have stamp collecting or Philately listed as their hobby you will see that a fair number of members are collectors, the majority are from the US and India. If you would like to add to your collection in a very in-expensive way....check my discussions.....you will find my offer of free stamps to any mylot member. Let me know if you are interested.
Tom