The Hidden Value of Postage Stamps


Postage stamps can be quite educational without realizing it - kind of like postcards. You (or your child) can learn geography, history and all sorts of interesting tidbits about places and events. If you collect foreign stamps (or postcards) you even pick up some bits of foreign languages along the way. I could probably name the currencies of 50 different countries without even thinking about it because I collect and sell stamps.

Stamp collecting (and postcard collecting) is great for kids because of that - they learn and don't even know that they're learning about things until it's "too late" and they've already learned it.

Stamps and vintage postcards are a gateway to history.

There are different ways to either start a stamp collection - or continue one - that can be very inexpensive. You can buy stamp assortments, available for a lot of different types of stamps, that are often priced at less than a penny per stamp, far below what you would pay for them if you bought them individually. It's a great way to start a new collection or to fill in gaps in an existing collection. And you learn along the way!