Basic knowledge of stamp collecting
What is a shift ticket?
Printing stamps means that the patterns and colors of stamps have changed, resulting in ambiguity. This kind of shifted stamp is often caused by inaccurate overprinting. There are many reasons for the deviation: for example, the shooting steps are not equal, the imposition is inaccurate, and the last edition is incorrect. Sometimes when printing, change the paper, the paper jam knife, adjust the ink, change the punch and so on. A slight carelessness will cause displacement. The stamp sheetlet of the first congress of the All-China Philatelic Federation was not allowed to overprint the edge line and border line in the upper right corner of the pattern, but it was released from the factory because of minor defects. Strictly speaking, pad printing is not allowed to leave the factory, especially the key parts, and the inspection should be particularly strict. For example, the national emblem stamp (J.45) in the second group of "30th Anniversary of the Founding of People's Republic of China (PRC)", if the printing on the five-pointed star is bronze, it will result in two five-pointed stars. Therefore, it is absolutely forbidden to issue transfer stamps in key parts.
What are welfare stamps?
Welfare stamps, also known as charity stamps or donation stamps, refer to the increase of a small part of donation fees on the basis of the original face value, and the post office gives the income from donation fees to organizations in need of support for the benefit of the people. But the donated part can't be counted as postage.
What is a denomination-free stamp?
A stamp without face value refers to a stamp with no face value on the stamp pattern. During the reactionary rule of the Kuomintang, due to soaring prices, postage also rose accordingly. 1948 stipulates that the postage of ordinary letters is half a cent of a gold certificate. Later, it rose several times a day, and the postage of an ordinary letter actually rose to 654.38+10,000 yuan, and even the stamps posted were twice as big as the envelopes. As a result, China Post has printed four kinds of stamps without face value, including surface mail, express mail, airmail and registered letter, and can determine the face value of postage at any time according to the price increase. In order to adjust the postage, foreign countries also issue non-denomination stamps before the new denomination stamps can be printed, and some of them have formed a series, such as "A", "B" and "C" in the United States.
What is a modified stamp?
In the early days of liberation, due to the large demand for ordinary stamps, China's postal departments were not able to design and print stamps. They could only use the words "China People's Post" and face value on the stamps of China Post, basic stamps, exchange stamps and some stamps issued by East China Postal Administration, and then use them as ordinary stamps. This kind of stamp is called improved stamp. From May 5, 1950 to August 22, 1995, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications * * * issued ten sets of stamps with words added and modified. However, in addition to the ten sets of stamps issued by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, there are many stamps with modified local characters, and there is no detailed statistics. With the improvement of the design and printing capacity of new China stamps, stamps with modified characters will no longer be issued.
What is a basic stamp?
A basic stamp is a stamp issued by a country because it uses different currencies. A major currency system is used as the basic face value of stamps, while other regions that use different currencies will pay according to the basic face value of stamps when purchasing stamps. After War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression's victory, due to the devaluation of gold certificates, China postal authorities began to use silver dollars as the valuation standard for market transactions in many areas. Therefore, the basic exchange rate of the silver dollar was restored, and 1 yuan was printed and sold in 2 yuan, 5 yuan and 10 yuan. In areas where silver dollar is used, the value of gold dollar vouchers is calculated according to the exchange rate of local gold dollar vouchers to silver dollar in areas where universal gold dollar vouchers are used.
What is a commercial port stamp?
The commercial port refers to the failure of the first Opium War (1840), and the Qing government was forced to sign a series of unequal treaties and open important cities as commercial ports. Imperialism set up a municipal organization-the Ministry of Industry in the commercial port, and the stamps issued by the post office under the Ministry of Industry are called commercial port stamps.
What are local stamps?
Local stamps refer to stamps printed and distributed in Taiwan Province Province and Tibet during the post period of China. Since then, the words "limited to XX province" have been stamped on the stamps commonly used throughout the country to prevent stamps from flowing to other provinces. In fact, this kind of provincial stamps, strictly speaking, has also become a local stamp. Among the new China stamps, the Northeast has also issued local stamps in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
What is imperforated stamp?
Imperforated stamp refers to stamps with no perforations on the edges. Its edge is not perforated, but cut with a pair. It is rarely issued with imperforate stamps, and it is specially issued when perforated stamps are issued. For example, 8 pieces of Mei Lanfang's stage art (Ji 94) and 12 pieces of children (Special 54), 3 pieces of pandas (Special 59) and 3 pieces of golden monkeys (Special 6O) issued by New China all issued imperforate stamps at the same time as perforated stamps.
What is a guest stamp?
To understand what a guest post stamp is, we must first understand what a "guest post" is. "Guest post" refers to the illegal establishment of postal institutions in China by several imperialist countries, such as Britain, the United States, France, Germany, Russia and Japan, in the second half of the 9th century. Just as the agents sent by imperialism to an organ in China were called "guest post" at that time, these postal agencies used to call it "guest post". For example,1April 5, 876, Japan first set up a post office in Shanghai, and the stamps it sold were printed with the word "zhina" in red and black on the lower part of the original Japanese stamps. This kind of stamp is called "guest stamp".
What is a military stamp?
Military Mail is a set of three military mails issued by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications and the Ministry of Communications of the People's Liberation Army of China in 1953, in order to give preferential treatment to soldiers to send letters free of charge. The pattern is based on the "August 1st" military emblem, with the words "Military Contribution", "China People's Post" and the face value "800 yuan" printed below. At that time, stamps were distributed to various military regions, but they were stopped because the scope of use was difficult to control. A small part has been scattered abroad so far and has not been recovered. 1 August 9951conscript stamps also belong to military mail.
What is an EMS stamp?
Speedpost stamps refer to stamps specially used for mailing express mail. China 1905 Daqing Post issued express stamps: face value 1 corner, green, later changed to Yan Fei, and stopped using on 19 16. After we stop using express mail stamps, we will stick ordinary stamps instead. 1943 and 1945, various anti-Japanese base areas successively issued fast new stamps with the face pattern of "Kuai".
What is a series of stamps?
Series stamps are the general name of all stamps on the same theme issued in stages. Although each set of stamps is not necessarily designed by the same person, the designers at the back pay attention to keeping the same theme as the designers at the front. For example, since 1980, China has issued 1 set of Zodiac stamps (1 stamp) every year, and issued 12 kinds of monkeys, chickens, dogs, pigs, rats, cows, tigers, rabbits, snakes, horses and sheep.
What is a full set of stamps?
A complete set of stamps refers to a set of stamps designed for one purpose. This kind of stamp is usually designed by one person, a style. Each set of stamps is only 1 piece, such as "The 80th Anniversary of Lu Xun's Birth"; Many can also reach dozens, such as "Radio Gymnastics" as many as 40. Sometimes in order to commemorate important events, several sets of stamps with the same theme are issued at the same time in one day. For example, there are five sets of commemorative stamps for the 30th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and only five sets are considered as "complete sets". In addition, the same set of stamps is issued at different times, such as Jinling Twelve Women's Special Stamps, of which10.20, 6 were issued 198 165438, and 6 were issued 1982 on April 24, so that 12 can be counted.
What commemorative stamps are prefixed with "Ji" and "Ji"
Stamps prefixed with "Ji" and "J" are commemorative stamps. Commemorative stamps with the prefix "Ji" started with the Ji 1948 1 "Celebrating the First Plenary Session of China People's Political Consultative Conference" issued on 8 October and ended with the Ji 124 "Learning from the Hero Drilling Team" stamp. The commemorative stamp with the prefix "J" is a continuation of the commemorative stamp with the prefix "Ji". It changed the stamp number "Ji" to "J". Commemorative stamps with the prefix "J" begin with1J 1 on May 5, 974 and end with1the first World Women's Championship on May 5, 85. * * * issued 185 sets.
What are the special stamps prefixed with "special" and "t"
Stamps prefixed with "special" and "t" are special stamps. Special stamps with the prefix "Te" are composed of "Te 1" and "national emblem" stamps issued by 195 10, and "Te 75" and "women in service industry" stamps, with a total of 75 sets of stamps issued.
The "T" prefix special stamp is a continuation of the "T" prefix stamp. It changes the stamp "Special" to "T". Special stamps with the prefix "T" range from T/KOOC-0/gymnastics stamps issued on June/KOOC-0/974/KOOC-0/to T/KOOC-0/68 disaster relief stamps, and * * * issued/KOOC-0/68 sets of stamps.
What is a "Wen" stamp?
The "Wen" stamp was issued during the Cultural Revolution. At that time, after the stamps with serial numbers "Ji" and "Te" stopped issuing, the serial numbers on the stamps were also cancelled. Therefore, the stamps issued at that time were called "Wen" stamps in the catalogue (some people suggested "no ambition stamps"). The "Wen" stamp begins with the stamp 1967 issued on April 20th, and ends with the stamp 1970 issued on October 20th, and * * * issued 19 sets of stamps.
What is a numbered stamp?
Numbered stamps were also issued during the Cultural Revolution. Since the "Wen" stamp has no serial number, the "Wen" stamp will be stopped from 1970 65438+ 10/2/0/day, and the numbered stamp will be issued instead. The first set of numbered stamps is Revolutionary Modern Peking Opera, which was issued on 10/5 13 sets of stamps, and * * * issued 2 1 set of stamps.
What is a sheetlet?
A stamp sheetlet refers to a whole small stamp with the same logo and another design except a set of stamps. There is also a wide paper edge designed separately, with patterns and related words printed on the edge paper, which is extremely exquisite and has a high value. For example, on May 5, 1978, Xu Beihong issued a full set of 10 "Ben Ma Tu" stamps, and at the same time printed and issued a 5 yuan-denominated "Ben Ma Tu" sheetlet. This kind of sheetlet is rarely used in practice. The "Beneficial Birds" stamps, which won the 1980 China Special Stamps Best Design Award, included a full set of five stamps, and also designed and issued a stamp sheetlet with a face value of 2 yuan.
What is a souvenir sheet?
Souvenir sheet refers to a full set (single sheet or multiple sheets) of small stamps, which are specially printed for stamp collectors. Its edge paper is relatively wide, with titles, words and related patterns printed on it. For example, the National Science Conference stamp issued in 1978 has a full set of three stamps, and a souvenir sheet was printed at the same time as the full-page stamp. Each page of the full-page stamp contains 50 identical stamps, while the souvenir sheet includes three different stamps of this set of stamps.
What is a promissory note?
Promissory note refers to a pocket stamp album with a front cover and a back cover, which is easy to keep and take at any time. Some small promissory notes are torn from the whole stamp; Some sides are cut according to this figure to form toothless on one or both sides of the stamp. Small promissory notes are particularly delicate, and the stamps of this book are generally made separately from ordinary full-page stamps, with tickets attached; Some even include sheetlets. For example, the small promissory note of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang contains not only sheetlets and stamps, but also attached tickets with the design of the Monument to the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang.
What is a mini pane?
In order to meet the needs of stamp collectors, a small opening stamp was printed separately from the existing post office. Generally, the paper around the mini-pane is printed with edge decoration or specific words and corresponding patterns, which is less than the stamps contained in the whole post office, and the face value, face size and brush color of the stamps are the same as those of the whole post office. 1980 September 13, "People's Republic of China (PRC) Exhibition" was held in the United States. China's postal department issued 2 stamps of J.59 People's Republic of China (PRC) Exhibition, and the post office issued 50 stamps (5 * 10). At the same time, the printed 12 (4*3) stamps are supplied to the exhibition hall and sold together with the coupons. The published stamp materials are called sheetlets. Since then, the word mini-pane has officially become the name of this kind of ticket.
Philatelic circles are getting used to calling sheetlets, souvenir sheets, promissory notes and mini-panes "four small ones".
Stamp collecting supplies and use methods
Tweezers: Everyone knows that public security organs often use fingerprints when they detect cases. Under a magnifying glass of 300 times, you can see that fingerprints are made up of countless small oil spots. No matter how carefully you wash it, there will always be some tiny sweat particles oozing from the skin surface. Touch the stamp with your hand, and these non-sweat particles will stick to the stamp. Sweat is composed of oil and salt, which will form stains on stamps. Therefore, stamp collectors are forbidden to touch stamps directly, and tweezers should be used when appreciating or sorting stamps. Use tweezers to hold stamps, but not all tweezers can be used to hold stamps. The shape of tweezers varies according to the use. The tips of tweezers used for stamp collecting must be flat, smooth, free from rust and elastic. Too tight will leave a pinch mark on the stamp, too loose will easily make the stamp fall off. When using tweezers for the first time, you'd better find some waste stamps to practice several times to avoid being injured by improper use of stamps. Be careful not to dirty or bruise the tip when storing, and don't touch it with your fingers, otherwise it will lose the meaning of using tweezers. If you accidentally dirty the tweezers, please wipe them with cloth, paper or volatile oil before use.
Magnifier: Stamps are the smallest printed matter, and many subtle places are difficult for people to recognize with the naked eye. With the help of a magnifying glass, the printing methods of stamps can be clearly distinguished. Of course, it is also very convenient to read stamps with it. The magnifying glass used for stamp collecting is generally five to twenty times. Choose a place with plenty of light when using stamps, but avoid direct sunlight. The lenses should be kept clean to avoid abrasion. When the magnifying glass is used up, it should be put in the box or box in time. If it is dirty, you can wipe it with a soft cotton cloth that cleans your glasses.
Adhesive tape: The best way to stick stamps on a sticker book is to use adhesive tape-a small piece of paper with glue on one side and neatly cut. This is the product of the practice of stamp collectors. At first, they pasted the whole stamp on the stamp album, but they soon realized the disadvantage of this method: once the stamp was pasted, it was extremely difficult to remove it. It is difficult to change stamps or move places. In order to overcome this deficiency, someone invented a kind of tissue paper with adhesive on one side, called adhesive tape. Glue paper is usually sold in bags. After buying it, you should change it into a small plastic box with a lid. Don't put too much to avoid sticking to each other. At present, there is no such glue paper for sale. You can make it yourself. The method is as follows: use translucent typing paper, buy a bottle of glue, and use a washed brush as a glue brush. First, nail the typing paper on the thick paper board, evenly spread the prepared glue on the paper with a glue brush, dry it in the shade, flatten it, and then cut it into strips with a 1cm, 0.5cm wide paper cutter, which can be used.
Small bag protection: gummed paper has been used for 100 years. Because it is convenient and cheap, most stamp collectors in the world still use it today. But strictly speaking, adhesive tape also has its shortcomings: no matter how careful you are when you put it on or when you open it, the back of the stamp will inevitably leave traces. The glue on the back of the stamp will be stuck off by the adhesive tape if used too much, which will affect the beauty of the stamp. The appearance of protective bag overcomes this defect. There are different kinds and specifications of small bags. You can take out the stamps according to the size you use, and then cut them with a paper cutter to avoid hurting them. Tooth measuring ruler: By checking the tooth holes, you can identify the stamp species, and it is also helpful to infer the release year and printer manufacturer. Tooth measuring ruler is a kind of ruler specially used to measure tooth holes. Stamps issued by various countries have perforation degree. The so-called perforation degree is how many perforations there are in a length of 20 mm There are several kinds of materials for making dental ruler: cardboard, metal plate and plastic plate. There are different expressions, such as lines and black dots. Its usage has been explained in Chapter 6 "Punching Stamps". Other supplies: These are some of the most commonly used philatelic supplies. There are also philatelic products, which are mentioned here by the way.
Backing paper: a thick black or other dark paper attached to the bottom of stamps. Because of the backing paper, stamps may be more eye-catching The use of backing paper is the same as the use of mail bags, because the remaining copies of 1.5 mm should be left around the stamps. But don't expose too much lining paper, otherwise it will usurp the host's role and lose the meaning of using lining paper Corner sticking: Similar to phase angle, it is often used to stick first day covers, real envelopes, etc. It's in the mail book.
Patch sleeve: a transparent plastic sleeve with three sides sealed and one side open, used to protect the patch. The mail protective sleeve is poorly ventilated. If the cover is wet, the water will not disperse easily, which will damage the stamps, so it is not used at ordinary times. Only when you send the sticker to the postal exhibition can you put it on this protective sleeve. It is rarely used in China at present.
(postage) stamp conditions
The stamp looks like a person. Only stamps with good appearance have collection value. Stamp collectors must distinguish the appearance of stamps when they buy or mail order stamps or exchange stamps in the postal market. This paper introduces the classification of products, which can be roughly divided into these categories. Boutique: It often refers to stamps that are brand-new, intact, bright and clean, with correct patterns and complete perforations, without folding, cracking, defacing and peeling. The adhesive on the back of the new stamp is smooth, clean and undamaged (unwashed). The old ticket has a light postmark, a clear picture of the stamp, and less cancellation.
Top grade: the stamps are as good as new, the face is clean and complete, the perforations are complete, and the adhesive layer on the back of the new ticket is flat and clean. The postmark of the old stamps is light, and the pattern has not been affected by the cancellation of stamps.
Second-class products: the back of the stamp is free from dirt and damage, slightly wrinkled, with irregular patterns, slightly missing perforations, no thinning on the back of the ticket, dirty marks on the back of the new ticket, and the old ticket is heavier, but the area is not large.
Products: The stamp itself is in good condition, the face is uneven, the pattern is not centered, and the perforation is incomplete. The cancellation area of old tickets is large and unclear.
Inferior products: the seal pattern is incorrect, with creases, thin exposure and incomplete perforation. There are too many postmarks on old tickets, and the ink has seriously damaged the cleanliness of the face.
Inferior products: stamps are damaged, creased, missing teeth, exposed thin and faded. The postmark of the old ticket is too big, the ink is too thick, and the pattern is illegible.
How to tell the authenticity of stamps
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Version: the real ticket has a three-dimensional effect, and the ink layer of the stamp pattern and inscription is raised, with obvious hand feeling, clear pattern, three-dimensional pattern and soft and uniform color; However, the fake tickets have thick dots, distorted fonts, blurred patterns, overlapping colors and exposed colors.
Paper: Real stamps are made of "painted stamp paper" specially used by manufacturers designated by postal departments, which is obviously different from ordinary offset paper and coated paper in color. From the surface of the paper, you can see the authenticity. Brush color: real stamps are positive in color and rich in color; Because fake tickets are offset printed with ordinary ink, it is inevitable that the color is dark and the hue is not right, which will lead to color overlap and red exposure because of inaccurate color registration. When viewed through a magnifying glass of 20 times, patterns often show outstanding points.
Punching: the real ticket has strict technical standards, and the punched hole shape is regular, smooth and flat; It is difficult for counterfeiters to have the same technical conditions. Visually, it can be seen that some fake tickets are triangular perforations, which are trough-shaped and polygonal perforations under a magnifying glass.
English vocabulary of stamp collecting
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Registered letter receipt Advicebf receipt
Advertisement ticket advertisement label
Collecting stamps by air
Aviation label
airmail stamps
Airmail stamp envelope
Arrival postmark
Before the cover of Japan (BC)
two-tone
Divide stamps equally
Blind tooth B 1ixd perforation
Lian Fang Building (B)
Four square squares
mock
Bottom edge of long tail Imperf
Missed cover pin
Cancelled stamps with cancellation tickets
Directory (directory ...)
Catalog value (c/v)
The center of the map
Chalk paper (c)
Charity stamps and donation stamps
Chemical discoloration
Chemical glue
Smooth teeth c 1 perfect cut
Roll stamp
Stamp brush color
fancy paper
Commemorative envelope
cachet
commemorative stamp
Commemorative stamp envelope
Commemorative stamp postcard
Composite perforation
Appearance condition
Fold white creases and folds
Pocket crystal base
date of draft
Debt relationship with par value
Crossing the bridge ditch
Overwrite double cancellation
Seal the entire cover.
Send a complete postcard.
Estimation estimation
Exhibit evaluation
Express label
Express stamp
decline
forge
A forged real envelope
Fake gum
Forged toothless stamps
False perforation
Fake old stamps with fake covers
Ok (f)
first-day cover
First day cover first day cover
First flight cover
The performance of transverse line of transverse joint leakage tooth decreases
The performance of horizontal midline decreases, and the transverse joint is missing teeth.
International philatelic exhibition
International postcards
International reply coupon
Reverse and double cancellation
Reverse cancellation
Inverted watermark
Scenery datestamp
Scenery postcard Scenery postcard
Last Day Cover (London)
Port, port, port, mar.ginlmperf
Postcards
Literature stamp collecting literature stamp collecting
Local postcard
Magnifier magnifier
Maltese cross postmark
Handwritten cancellation
Extreme stamp collecting
Maximum card of extreme postcard
Mosaic seal medal cover
The center line of missing teeth in the middle seam is perforated and falls off.
Military postal envelope
Military postcard military postmark
Military postmark military postcard
Military stamps
Microfilm
New stamps (m)
Ten taboos for collecting stamps
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1. Avoid exposure to the sun-stamps will fade or change color if exposed to the sun for too long. In summer, the temperature is high, so it is not appropriate to look through the postal books in the sun to avoid the deformation of the postal books and protective bags and the melting of the adhesive.
Second, avoid getting wet-stamps get wet, which will produce mildew spots, even paper will be moldy and plastic tickets will stick. The stamp album should be placed in a dry and ventilated place, and it is not suitable to arrange and appreciate stamps in rainy season and when the air humidity is high.
Three bogey close to acid printing is not suitable for contact with acidic or alkaline substances, but also afraid of being eroded by gas, biogas and chemical substances. When dipping stamps, you can't use detergents containing chemicals such as acidity and alkalinity. Stamps should also be stored away from these substances.
Four avoid surface pollution-pay attention to cleanliness when sorting stamps. Some people don't pay attention to it in the process of dipping and finishing, that is, printing color, ink, oil stains and dust get on stamps. These unclean things pollute stamps and affect the clarity of patterns and the beauty of faces.
Fifth, don't touch it with your fingers-some people don't pick up stamps with tweezers, but use their hands to save trouble; Some people touch stamps with their hands when enjoying them, which will easily cause the teeth of stamps to fall off, and at the same time, sweat and oil stains on their hands will also dirty their faces and lose their original luster. You must use stamp tweezers to get stamps. When sorting and appreciating stamps, wash your hands and wipe the desktop clean to prevent stamps from being polluted.
Avoid the pressure of long-term storage-stamps are hidden in boxes for a long time and should not be taken out easily. After a long time, because the air is not circulating, the moisture in the box can't be dispersed, which will make the stamps stick together with moisture, even without knowing the insects. Stickers, inserts or bagged stamps with stamps at the same time are all afraid of being squeezed, especially when they are stuck. Long-term extrusion will stick. So don't hide stamps in the box for a long time without asking, but always rummage through the boxes for inspection. Put a pack of quicklime in the box to absorb water. Postbooks should be stored upright, not too crowded, and don't be stressed when lying flat.
Don't be bitten by rats and insects-rats, cockroaches and moths will bite postal books and stamps, especially those with paste, which are more likely to be bitten by rats and insects. Therefore, you must not stick stamps, but use glue paper. Postal books and stamps should be stored in places where mice and insects are not easy to invade.
Eight taboos-some collect old stamps and tear them off from envelopes, resulting in tearing, thinning or damage of ticket teeth. It should be cut from the envelope and soaked in clean warm water. For the soaked stamps, gently wash the paste, glue and paper scraps left on the back with cotton balls, then blot them with absorbent paper and dry them.
Don't stick stamps-you can't paste stamps into the stamp album, which is inconvenient to move and easy to get moldy and bitten by insects and rats. Therefore, you should use a small bag or glue paper to stick stamps.
Ten not disorderly-collect stamps in order, not disorderly. Stamps should be put together according to the theme or country, and don't mix them up. If put together at sixes and sevens, it is not convenient to organize, appreciate and learn.
Ten elements of stamps
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How to collect stamps consists of the following "ten elements":
* Watermark (including no watermark);
* Paper (including printed with other substances);
* mode;
:: National aspirations;
* face value;
* Type (including classification and number);
* version;
* ticket type;
* Perforation (including toothless tickets);
* Adhesive (including words on the back, etc.). );
* Adhesive (including words on the back, etc.). );
In addition, there are other factors that can't be seen on a stamp, such as inscription, color code, logo, edge decoration, printing time and so on.
Common sense of stamp preservation
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The preservation of stamps will directly affect their prices, and the stamp prices of different products are often several times different. Therefore, the preservation of stamps is very important. So, how to keep stamps?
1. You can't arrange stamps in rainy days, rainy seasons and hot days, because the air humidity is high in rainy days and rainy seasons, and your hands are prone to sweating in hot days. At this time, sorting stamps is easy to make them moldy or produce yellow spots. Generally speaking, you can't hold stamps with your hands. You should use a stamp folder when you take them out for appreciation.
2. When inserting stamps into the stamp album, we should pay attention to the following points: before inserting stamps into the ordinary stamp album, each set of stamps should be covered with a transparent protective bag; If the stamps in the ordinary stamp album are half inserted and half exposed, over time, the exposed half will turn yellow and affect the appearance; Don't rush to insert stamps into the newly bought stamp album, because this stamp album is not naturally air-dried when it is made. It is best to leave it for 3-6 months and let it dry thoroughly before use.
Third, the stamp album can't be laid flat. When laid flat, the stamp will be stamped with the increase of weight. When stored, it should be placed vertically and kept sealed.
4. When tearing off a single stamp from the whole stamp, the punched stamp should be folded several times along the punched straight line and then gently torn off. Don't use scissors and other tools to cut stamps with perforations, so as not to hurt the perforations.
Don't paste the paste directly on the stamp.