How
to Acquire Stamps?
You
may have started to collect
stamps when someone gave
you a packet or a starter
pack as a present. Or
your family might be a
stamp collector and a
member of AJD Groups family.
Or perhaps, you have some
friends overseas and you
were attracted by colorful
stamps on letters sent
by them. However you began,
now you want to add more
stamps to your collection
or fill in the gaps in
your sets or album. There
are many ways to do this.
STAMP
CLUBS
All
serious stamp collectors
should belong to a stamp
club because there are
so many advantages that
you can gain out of your
membership. Joining a
stamp club allows you
to meet others with the
same hobby and helps you
learn more about philately.
Our very own AJD
Stampers Club and
AJD
Stamps and Coins Club
is a free stamp collectors
club on the net where
hundreds of members come
on-line and enjoy the
friendship and the trading
of stamps worldwide. From
time to time, I also come
up with games and contest
that you will win some
free stamps to encourage
you to partcipate. You
are welcome to join our
programs of AJD
Round Robin and AJD
Birthday Club. We
also have our new AJD
Connection Forum where
you can trade stamps by
other collector's interest
like coins, baseball cards,
phonecards, etc.
Every
cities where you live
also have a local stamp
club where the members
meet once a month. Most
clubs organize a program
of events that includes
visiting speakers, members'
displays, competitions,
and opportunities to swap
and buy stamps. In United
States, we also have so
many stamp societies that
are affiliated with American
Philatelic Society
.
POST
OFFICES
If
you collect stamps of
your own country, one
important source is your
local post office. Most
post office has the philatelic
center devoted to the
needs of collectors, though
you will only be able
to buy new and recent
issues.
EXHIBITIONS
Stamp
exhibitions or stamp shows
provide an excellent opportunity
to buy stamps from a wide
range of dealers gathered
together under one roof.
Some Philatelic Society
host a stamp show once
or twice a year. You can
check out the link of
Stamp
Shows Listing and
find out a show closer
to your area.
AUCTIONS
You
can also check out our
AJD Auction site for any
available stamps that
you want. You can also
visit our on-line store
at AJD
Store and E-bay
Store Auction . I
also posted some mint
and used stamps for our
fundraising at a reasonable
price at AJD
Shops/Stamps , you
are welcome to e-mail
me for any inquiries.
STAMP
DEALERS
If
you are lucky to have
a stamp store near your
home, then you can easily
go there and look at the
stock of stamps that the
dealers' has. Many stamp
dealers nowadays has an
on-line shops and they
can mail you a stamp magazine.
Some dealers can also
send you a stamps "on
approval". Just select
and pay for those you
have decided to buy and
return those you don't
want.
See
you at the club and new
Facebook page !
