Share Your Postage Stamp Passion: Join a Stamp Collecting Organization


What are Stamp Collecting Organizations?

Due to the massive, albeit apparently dwindling popularity of stamp collecting, numerous organizations have been formed concerning this activity.

From local community stamp collecting clubs, to stamp collectors’ online communities and forums over the internet, to other special-interest groups and national organizations, stamp collectors definitely find even more joy and satisfaction in their passion for postage stamps when they are able to share this passion with other individuals of the same interest.

Are there Stamp Collecting Organizations in the US? If so, Which Among Them are the Most Credible and where Can I Get a Hold of Them?

In the United States, one of the largest and most well-known as well as respected stamp collecting organizations is the American Philatelic Society, a non-profit organization that has their own site over the internet.

The organization boosts of thousands of members and are serious about their interest and passion for stamp collecting.

What Happens if You’re a Member of a Stamp Collecting Organization?

Stamp collecting organizations not only provide its members the opportunity to meet and mingle with individuals who have the same interest as they do, it is also an important venue in which avid and serious stamp collectors obtain valuable resources and links to hard-to-find collectible postage stamps. Through exhibits and auctions, stamp collectors are able to make deals and trades with fellow stamp collectors.

Do Stamp Collecting Organizations Cater to the Needs of Stamp Collectors and Dealers alike?

Stamp collecting organizations are also a venue for stamp dealers and companies to advertise and market their items and goods to a very interested and niched audience. Stamp collecting organizations may form links and affiliations with trusted and credible companies or dealers.

They may also organize events where stamp dealers can show off their items to very eager and interested prospective buyers. And because stamp collectors trust the judgment and standards of the stamp collecting organization they belong to, they will also see stamp dealers and companies that their organizations advertise as credible and trustworthy as well.

How Can I Join a Stamp Collecting Organization?

You may coordinate with your local stamp collecting club and check if it is affiliated with a larger stamp collecting organization. If so, inquire with your club president or leader on how you may join the stamp collecting organizations that your stamp collecting club is connected to. You can also research over the internet, by visiting the official sites of stamp collecting organizations.

Our section here on the site will show you how to start stamp collecting so that you will have fun, not pay too much for your stamps (or how to get them free)along with tips for how to know the value of your stamps if you decide to trade and sell stamps.

Stamp collecting is fun and affordable, for you, your kids and your friends. I have had many years of pleasure from my stamp collection.

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