Q&A for How to Collect Stamps

Yes, you can.

You can collect a few sheets of A4 paper and carefully begin filling the page, then carefully turn over the sheet and begin filling again. Once you've filled it with all the stamps you've got, put all the hole-punched sheets into a binder.

You can get them from a local stamp store or post office.

That depends on the age and kind of stamp. Some can be worth less than you paid for them, while some sell for upwards of $2000.

You can either buy them from professional stamp shops or try to get them through online shopping or even through friends.

If you paste the stamp onto paper it is no longer considered in mint condition and it loses some of its value.

Ask your grandparents if they still have one, but if they don't, you can always use a paper and draw even square boxes to fit your stamps. Fill up the whole page and when you're finished, you can put the page in a binder.

At your local newsagent, you will find a Stamp Magazine -- usually in the back of it is a list of Stamp Clubs. Alternatively, you can Google stamp collecting clubs in your area.

Yes. You'd probably want to keep it and admire your collection and the work you have put into amassing it.

Dupont Mylar plastic film wrap and archival 3M double-sided tape. Or Hawid or Showgard block mounts trimmed to size and closed at sides with Hawid glue pen.

Yes. You should take the paper off of the new stamps, but make sure you do it carefully using the instructions listed to put it in a binder.

It's important for you to follow the rules in your parents' household, so if your parents don't want you to collect stamps, please respect their decision. Instead, try collecting something else like Beanie Babies, coins from different countries, or rocks.

After you have collected the stamps you can sell them at a suitable price or you can keep for memories. They can be kept as a showpiece, put into themes or colors or countries, etc. for making it easy to see and enjoy your stamp collection.

A stamp book is a place you keep your stamps. You can use a stamp book if you want to keep your stamps safely and have them in good condition.