You know, I really wish I had gotten into this when I was young because they have some of the coolest stamps out there these days. Lately I have been buying the super heroes collections that include Aquaman, Spiderman, etc. Of course then I use the stamps and mail off what I need but they look good getting there. Sometimes you want some more rare stamps for your collection that you might be searching for via the auctions.
Stamp Collecting has become so prevalent now a days that it is worth while to join a stamp club to have access to other peoples knowledge and possible sales. With Arpin Philately, you can join for free with no membership fee either, no obligation to buy anything, service can be canceled at anytime. Now you are wondering what service? Well they send you stamps for you to peruse for 20 days based on your preferences and needs, they will charge you for the ones that you like and send back the ones that you don’t.
I have had around 1200 stamps when I was at 10. I lost all of them at the age of 16.
Half the fun of stamp collecting is deciding which niche you want to go after. There are so many to choose from and pretty much any major part of pop culture has been represented on a stamp at some point.