Stamp collection is an alternative investment.

Stamp collecting hobby is now going down as letter writing has almost come to a stop. However old stamps are fetching a good value in the market. Sometime back I saw an collection of few Gandhi centenary stamps from different countries being offered at more than a lakh of rupees. There is nothing wrong if hobby can lead one to riches.

Philately or stamp collection is no more a hobby. If the stamps are of Historic value or even with some errors, they bear immense importance. Such stamps fetch fabulous amounts at times. In this respect Philately  has become an important profitable investment.

I have been collecting stamps since the time I was in school and have a huge collection of old stamps which has been added on to by my children. I and my children collect stamps for pleasure and have not really bothered to get it evaluated ...some of them may be valuable!

If you can arrange a little exhibition some of the viewers who are avid stamp collectors may  evaluate the value of your collection. Of course, if you prefer to keep it as a hobby, its OK. A friend of mine found one of his stamps was reversely printed. A stamp collector paid my friend Rs,1000 and took it away. My friend did not spend much of an amount on this stamp.

usha manohar wrote:

I have been collecting stamps since the time I was in school and have a huge collection of old stamps which has been added on to by my children. I and my children collect stamps for pleasure and have not really bothered to get it evaluated ...some of them may be valuable!

Old stamps are like antic items. If you want to sale these than try online auction sites.

anil wrote:

usha manohar wrote:

I have been collecting stamps since the time I was in school and have a huge collection of old stamps which has been added on to by my children. I and my children collect stamps for pleasure and have not really bothered to get it evaluated ...some of them may be valuable!

Old stamps are like antic items. If you want to sale these than try online auction sites.

 

Rambabu too was suggesting , but many of the stamps that i have were given to me by my father and later he encouraged me to collect them and arrange them in order etc...Now that he is no more with us , for me it is very precious.Once we took the stamp books and displayed it when a stamp exhibition was held in our city.Many collectors had brought their collections there. I will never sell any stamp, at the most we exchange stamps , those we have more than one ...

usha manohar wrote:

anil wrote:

usha manohar wrote:

I have been collecting stamps since the time I was in school and have a huge collection of old stamps which has been added on to by my children. I and my children collect stamps for pleasure and have not really bothered to get it evaluated ...some of them may be valuable!

Old stamps are like antic items. If you want to sale these than try online auction sites.

 

Rambabu too was suggesting , but many of the stamps that i have were given to me by my father and later he encouraged me to collect them and arrange them in order etc...Now that he is no more with us , for me it is very precious.Once we took the stamp books and displayed it when a stamp exhibition was held in our city.Many collectors had brought their collections there. I will never sell any stamp, at the most we exchange stamps , those we have more than one ...

These stamps or not only stamps these symbol of love and affection of your father have with you, Thousands rupess can be immolation on these. These are invaluable.

usha manohar wrote:

anil wrote:

usha manohar wrote:

I have been collecting stamps since the time I was in school and have a huge collection of old stamps which has been added on to by my children. I and my children collect stamps for pleasure and have not really bothered to get it evaluated ...some of them may be valuable!

Old stamps are like antic items. If you want to sale these than try online auction sites.

 

Rambabu too was suggesting , but many of the stamps that i have were given to me by my father and later he encouraged me to collect them and arrange them in order etc...Now that he is no more with us , for me it is very precious.Once we took the stamp books and displayed it when a stamp exhibition was held in our city.Many collectors had brought their collections there. I will never sell any stamp, at the most we exchange stamps , those we have more than one ...

Its OK. Stamp collection as a hobby is also good. If you don't want to sell your stamp collection, at least try to add more stamps to satisfy the wishes of your late Father.

Many stamps in my little collection from my childhood take me down the  memory lane and remind of the times gone by.

No wonder. Seeing the old collected stamps will take you down the memory lane. Though I'm not a stamp collector, i have a few Currency notes belonging to British regime. These notes were given to me by my grand father with love. Though I do not remember the British India, I certainly remember my Grand father's love. He was the one who pruned my name Rama Mohan Rao to Rambabu which afterward remained. Such things flood me whenever I see those currency notes by my Grand father.

Even I to collected stamps of different countries and even of India in my exam holidays. Once I became busy with my studiies I couldn't continue it any more

Then t was not a hobby but time pass !

rambabu wrote:

No wonder. Seeing the old collected stamps will take you down the memory lane. Though I'm not a stamp collector, i have a few Currency notes belonging to British regime. These notes were given to me by my grand father with love. Though I do not remember the British India, I certainly remember my Grand father's love. He was the one who pruned my name Rama Mohan Rao to Rambabu which afterward remained. Such things flood me whenever I see those currency notes by my Grand father.

Every things which is given to by our elders are always important for us. Value is not important. I have single bed which is gifted by grand father ( maternal) to my mother in her marriage. My family member want to sell it but I am not agree. Like this I have more items which are in my house since my birth. These are not much useful but important for me.

 

anil wrote:

rambabu wrote:

No wonder. Seeing the old collected stamps will take you down the memory lane. Though I'm not a stamp collector, i have a few Currency notes belonging to British regime. These notes were given to me by my grand father with love. Though I do not remember the British India, I certainly remember my Grand father's love. He was the one who pruned my name Rama Mohan Rao to Rambabu which afterward remained. Such things flood me whenever I see those currency notes by my Grand father.

Every things which is given to by our elders are always important for us. Value is not important. I have single bed which is gifted by grand father ( maternal) to my mother in her marriage. My family member want to sell it but I am not agree. Like this I have more items which are in my house since my birth. These are not much useful but important for me.

 

 

Personally I never like to sell any old furniture because I feel it becomes even more beautiful with age .And when you have emotions attached to it, it becomes even more precious, you must hold on to the cot and make your family see reason behind your wish !

anil wrote:

rambabu wrote:

No wonder. Seeing the old collected stamps will take you down the memory lane. Though I'm not a stamp collector, i have a few Currency notes belonging to British regime. These notes were given to me by my grand father with love. Though I do not remember the British India, I certainly remember my Grand father's love. He was the one who pruned my name Rama Mohan Rao to Rambabu which afterward remained. Such things flood me whenever I see those currency notes by my Grand father.

Every things which is given to by our elders are always important for us. Value is not important. I have single bed which is gifted by grand father ( maternal) to my mother in her marriage. My family member want to sell it but I am not agree. Like this I have more items which are in my house since my birth. These are not much useful but important for me.

True Anil. There is an old time watch with its pendulum, which makes noise. Especially during nights, its noise disrupts sleep. My new generation children want me to dispose of this wall clock And they even  presented electronic clocks to me. I received them but I retained my old wall clock. It is still there.

 

 

yeah its good to have some award in your hobby, most of us as that hobby to collect stamp of different types which differ from one and another 

rambabu wrote:

anil wrote:

rambabu wrote:

No wonder. Seeing the old collected stamps will take you down the memory lane. Though I'm not a stamp collector, i have a few Currency notes belonging to British regime. These notes were given to me by my grand father with love. Though I do not remember the British India, I certainly remember my Grand father's love. He was the one who pruned my name Rama Mohan Rao to Rambabu which afterward remained. Such things flood me whenever I see those currency notes by my Grand father.

Every things which is given to by our elders are always important for us. Value is not important. I have single bed which is gifted by grand father ( maternal) to my mother in her marriage. My family member want to sell it but I am not agree. Like this I have more items which are in my house since my birth. These are not much useful but important for me.

True Anil. There is an old time watch with its pendulum, which makes noise. Especially during nights, its noise disrupts sleep. My new generation children want me to dispose of this wall clock And they even  presented electronic clocks to me. I received them but I retained my old wall clock. It is still there.

 

 

 

It is the opposite in my own house, my children are even more particular about preserving old stuff.There is a very old grinding stone that must be a hundred years old belonging to my grand mother which is huge and it occupies a lot of space in the kitchen and I wanted to get rid of it quite reluctantly, but my children wanted to keep it because it looks 'Grand' and now we have put it in the garage making a special place for it ! In fact when my son is here he gets all sorts of old things from my ancestral home, the ones that are piled up in the attic and not being used and gets them cleaned, polished..

usha manohar wrote:

rambabu wrote:

anil wrote:

rambabu wrote:

No wonder. Seeing the old collected stamps will take you down the memory lane. Though I'm not a stamp collector, i have a few Currency notes belonging to British regime. These notes were given to me by my grand father with love. Though I do not remember the British India, I certainly remember my Grand father's love. He was the one who pruned my name Rama Mohan Rao to Rambabu which afterward remained. Such things flood me whenever I see those currency notes by my Grand father.

Every things which is given to by our elders are always important for us. Value is not important. I have single bed which is gifted by grand father ( maternal) to my mother in her marriage. My family member want to sell it but I am not agree. Like this I have more items which are in my house since my birth. These are not much useful but important for me.

True Anil. There is an old time watch with its pendulum, which makes noise. Especially during nights, its noise disrupts sleep. My new generation children want me to dispose of this wall clock And they even  presented electronic clocks to me. I received them but I retained my old wall clock. It is still the

It is the opposite in my own house, my children are even more particular about preserving old stuff.There is a very old grinding stone that must be a hundred years old belonging to my grand mother which is huge and it occupies a lot of space in the kitchen and I wanted to get rid of it quite reluctantly, but my children wanted to keep it because it looks 'Grand' and now we have put it in the garage making a special place for it ! In fact when my son is here he gets all sorts of old things from my ancestral home, the ones that are piled up in the attic and not being used and gets them cleaned, polished..

Same here also my younger brother use to do the same thing. He is also very fond of colorful stones, the aquarium stones makes him more happy. Now he maked his hobby to collect stones of different types and colors  

usha manohar wrote:

rambabu wrote:

anil wrote:

rambabu wrote:

No wonder. Seeing the old collected stamps will take you down the memory lane. Though I'm not a stamp collector, i have a few Currency notes belonging to British regime. These notes were given to me by my grand father with love. Though I do not remember the British India, I certainly remember my Grand father's love. He was the one who pruned my name Rama Mohan Rao to Rambabu which afterward remained. Such things flood me whenever I see those currency notes by my Grand father.

Every things which is given to by our elders are always important for us. Value is not important. I have single bed which is gifted by grand father ( maternal) to my mother in her marriage. My family member want to sell it but I am not agree. Like this I have more items which are in my house since my birth. These are not much useful but important for me.

True Anil. There is an old time watch with its pendulum, which makes noise. Especially during nights, its noise disrupts sleep. My new generation children want me to dispose of this wall clock And they even  presented electronic clocks to me. I received them but I retained my old wall clock. It is still there.

 

 

 

It is the opposite in my own house, my children are even more particular about preserving old stuff.There is a very old grinding stone that must be a hundred years old belonging to my grand mother which is huge and it occupies a lot of space in the kitchen and I wanted to get rid of it quite reluctantly, but my children wanted to keep it because it looks 'Grand' and now we have put it in the garage making a special place for it ! In fact when my son is here he gets all sorts of old things from my ancestral home, the ones that are piled up in the attic and not being used and gets them cleaned, polished..

This reminds me my own Grinding stone, which I brought from Rourkela, Odisha when i got a job in Vizag steel plant. This was vehemently opposed by my children and wife. Owing to the pressure from all sides i had to yield. Now this Grinding stone is lying in the cellar of my flat. Some times it happens. it's only recently i brought back and kept it in my Attic. My only consolation was at least I can see it every day.