Electronic mail is quick and easy but has not taken the place of regular mail (a.k.a. snail mail). And with mail service comes the need for envelopes. Envelopes are necessary to safely transport everything from personal correspondence to business proposals to wedding invitations to announcements and the like.
Envelopes come in a variety of different forms, styles and sizes. Just to name a few, there are commercial envelopes (think business size), window envelopes, open-end e…
Sweepstakes Organizing Your Entries
If you are a serious sweepstakes a-holic, then you must devise a way to keep track of all the entries you are sending out. There are as many ways to organize your sweepstakes entries are there are to organize your monthly bills. The key is to find a system that works for you and stick with it.
eBay Why You Must Have A Postage Scale If You’re Going To Sell Anything
No matter what you sell on eBay having a digital scale is probably the second most important item you will need in order to be successful (a digital camera is the first). If you’ve ever shipped a package you know that you need to have the correct weight so that you have the correct postage on it. If you estimate the weight you’re either going to pay too much for postage or your package will be returned for not having enough postage. With the price of stamps these days you can…
Stay Sane This Holiday Season: 7 Tips To Make Your Life Easier
Does the hectic holiday season have you stressed out already? Follow these seven tips and survive everything from shopping to Christmas dinner.
The Hobby Of Stamp Collecting
Stamp collecting is a popular and rewarding hobby. If you are just starting out and would like to know where to start, here are some helpful tips.
It is said that the first rule of stamp collecting is to find a particular type of stamp you think you would like to collect and to take care of your collection. Some suggestions for types of stamps to collect are location of the stamp (i.e. country, state, etc.), stamp design, or a stamp for a particular season/holiday.
Some…
Your stamp supply shopping list
Collecting stamps is a great hobby that people from all over the world enjoy. It doesnt matter if you are young or old. This hobby is not only fun, interesting but you can also learn a lot. There is a whole wide world collecting stamp community for you to be part of. The key for collecting stamps is the variety you can collect. If you are new to this hobby you must realize that you need your collecting supplies ready before you start. Let’s start here with shopping list….
Interesting Stamp Collecting Supply Items For Intermediate Collectors
When you have been collecting stamps for a while, you may begin getting more involved in identifying and evaluating your collection. You will likely have learned things that help you get a more detailed idea of what your collection holds. When you reach this point, there may be a stamp collecting supply that you need to purchase. You can find most of these supplies in a product book from a supply company. You can sometimes find them in hobby shops, although smaller hobby shop…
Stamps Collecting has Never Been So Easy
Collecting stamps has been a popular pastime ever since there were stamps to collect. Collecting stamps has never been easier and collecting isnt just for the gray-haired gentleman who spends his days poring over his stamps.
Stamp Collecting Basics
Stamp collecting is the most popular hobby in the world.Philately is a broader term for the study of stamps, and it is frequently – but wrongly – equated to stamp collecting.
Through stamp collecting, people find information about history,currency, science,politics,arts,architecture and customs of different nations and countries of the world. All stamp collectors have fun with their stamps because no collection is ever complete, and there is always a challenge.
First, d…
Stamp Collecting Tips
Stamp collecting is an age-old hobby that holds the interest of millions of people the world over. Stamp collecting began in the 1840s when the first stamps were issued. Stamp madness, or timbromania swept through Europe and spread worldwide. Stamp collecting is not as popular as it once was, but there are still an estimated 25 million people in the US alone and over 200 million around the world who still collect.
It is not hard to get started in the infamous art of s…
10 Really Low-Cost Ways to Start Your Stamp Collection
Stamp collecting doesnt have to be an expensive hobby. You can enjoy collecting stamps with limited financial resources. Here are 10 really low-cost ways to start stamp collecting.
Creating Rubber Stamps: Not All Methods Created Equal (Part 1 of 3)
Want to know about creating rubber stamps? Learn more about the rubber-stamp-making process in part one of this three-part series!