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Many of us used to collect stamps when we were children. The thought of it all brings back many happy hours spent studying my stamp album that was full of my collection of used postage stamps. A few of my friends continued to collect stamps and have amassed large collections while I still have my original stamp books from my childhood. Some kids chose to collect dolls or make model airplanes but the enthusiasm fades as you get older and the years pass. The responsibilities we aquire as adults means we often turn away from the things we enjoyed as children.

There seems to be only one hobby that is ageless and can be carried on as a child or an adult throughout your life. Collecting postage stamps is this fascinating hobby that can adapt to suit your lifestyle and circumstances.

With stamps from all over the world you will find a collection of beautiful and colorful small pictures of people plants and animals that any child would find fascinating. The different countries will all change the style and look of their stamps every year or two. Stamps are usually too small to see all the detail with a naked eye but using a magnifying glass you will see much more detail included in the picture. So stamp collecting for kids can give great lessons to the budding artist in how to compose and image and display it even when it is tiny.

A small heap of inexpensive assorted stamps can provide many hours of entertainment to a curious child. A stamp album is used to organize a stamp collection by country or period of time and sometimes by the subject depicted in the image. The collection of postage stamps provides a great rainy day activity and opportunities for trading stamps with other kids.

Collecting postage stamps is not only a fun hobby for your child. It is also a great educational experience as your child can learn more about other countries, where they are and something about their culture. The objects seen on the stamp will show what the country wants the rest of the world to know about it. They will want to know about the images on the stamp and the language of any writing?

With a stamp album and a pack of assorted stamps your kids will have all they need. It may be this fascinating hobby will interest them throughout their lifetime. Kids love learning where in the world their stamps have come from and finding out about those places. While your kids are colelcting stamps they may not appreciate what a great education it is giving them about the countries around the world.

As your kids get older, they will probably become more selective about the stamps they want to collect. The next step might be to aquire stamps from catalogues so they will need to save money if they want to add to their collection. You may find them getting stamp catalogs delivered in the mailbox. Thanks to this enthusiasm for collecting stamps and anything to do with stamps they will want to browse stamp websites for more information.

The great thing about thisĀ  hobby is that it can be just as entertaining for older people. If you want an active mind stamp collecting can help when you get old but it is exciting for children as well. All generations enjoy collecting postage stamps as it is a stimulating and rewarding hobby. Giving a stamp book and a few stamps to a young child may start them out on a hobby that will last into their old age.


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