Philately

Philately is the name given for the hobby of collecting stamps. This is one of nice hobbies that i had during my childhood. My mom had few stamps (probably it was her hobby then...) and then i started collecting as well. I used to collect by exchanging stamps with friends....

Exchanging strategies were fun :) Exchanging were based on the rarity, shapes, country and the year. Based on these parameters they were tagged as "Rare".

Criteria for tagging a stamp as Rare: If the stamp is of Triangle or Round Shape. If the stamp is of some country that is not commonly known and is tough to get If the stamp is having a printing errors or is upside down (This is of highest rarity) If the stamp is very old like 1600 years etc

Here is how exchange is done I rare stamp with 1 other rare stamp 1 rare stamp with a common country but with different shape 1 rare stamp with multiple common countries that other person do not have common stamps with other common stamps 1 rare stamp with multiple rare damaged stamp Generally no damaged stamps are collected


I have 70 countries stamp of the around 200 countries Australia,Austria,Belgium,Brunei,Brazil,Burma,Bangladesh,Canada,CAMBODIA (KAMPUCHIA), China,Cyprus,Cuba,Ciskei,Chekoslvakia,Denmark,England,Ethiopia,Egypt,France,Republic of Guinea,Hongkong,Hungary (magyar posta),Haiti,India,Indonesia,Iran,Iraq,Italia,Jordon Japan,Kenya,Kuwait,Korea,Uganda,Tanganyika,Liberia,Liban,Libya,Loas,Malta,Malaysia Nepal,Nigeria,Nederland,Newzealand,Oman,Philippines,Poland,Pakistan,Qatar,Russia,Romania Sweden,Sudan,Singapore,Seychelles,Spain,Srilanka,Saudi Arabia,Somalia,South africa Switzerland,São Tomé and Príncipe,Turkey,Thailand,UAE,USA,Venezuela,Yemen,Zambia

I have as usual the rectangle, square and the rare triangle and rhombus shape stamps. I yet do not have a round stamp.

Just out of Interest, these are the 201 countries of the world Afghanistan,Albania,Algeria,Andorra,Angola,Antigua and Barbuda,Argentina,Armenia,Australia,Austria ,Azerbaijan,Bahamas,Bahrain,Bangladesh,Barbados,Belarus,Belgium,Belize,Benin,Bhutan,Bolivia,Bosnia and Herzegovina,Botswana,Brazil,Brunei,Bulgaria,Burkina Faso,Burma,Burundi, Cambodia,Cameroon, Canada,Cape Verde,Central African Republic,Chad,Chile,China,Colombia,Comoros,Congo (Brazzaville),Congo (Kinshasa),Costa Rica,Cote d'Ivoire,Croatia,Cuba,Cyprus,Czech Republic,Denmark,Djibouti,Dominica,Dominican Republic,East Timor (see Timor-Leste) Ecuador,Egypt,El Salvador,Equatorial Guinea,Eritrea,Estonia,Ethiopia,Fiji, Finland,France,Gabon, Gambia,Georgia,Germany,Ghana,Greece,Grenada,Guatemala,Guinea,Guinea-Bissau,Guyana,Haiti,Holy See,Honduras,Hong Kong, ,Hungary,Iceland,India,Indonesia,Iran,Iraq,Ireland, Israel,Italy,Jamaica, Japan,Jordan,Kazakhstan,Kenya ,Kiribati ,Korea North,Korea South,Kosovo,Kuwait,Kyrgyzstan, Laos,Latvia ,Lebanon ,Lesotho ,Liberia ,Libya ,Liechtenstein ,Lithuania ,Luxembourg ,Macau Macedonia,Madagascar,Malawi,Malaysia,Maldives,Mali,Malta,Marshall islands,Mauritania,Mauritius, Mexico,Micronesia,Moldova ,Monaco ,Mongolia ,Montenegro,Morocco ,Mozambique ,Namibia ,Nauru ,Nepal ,Netherlands ,Netherlands Antilles, NewZealand,Nicaragua,Niger,Nigeria,North Korea ,Norway ,Oman ,Pakistan ,Palau ,Palestinian Territories,Panama,Papua New Guinea,Paraguay,Peru, Philippines,Poland, Portugal,Qatar, Romania,Russia,Rwanda,Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia,Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,Samoa,San Marino,Sao Tome and Principe,Saudi Arabia,Senegal,Serbia Seychelles ,Sierra Leone,Singapore,Slovakia ,Slovenia ,Solomon Islands ,Somalia ,South Africa ,South Korea,Spain,Sri lanka,Sudan,Suriname, Swaziland,Sweden,Switzerland, Syyria,Taiwan,Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand,Timor-Leste,Togo Tonga,Trinidad and Tobago,Tunisia,Turkey,Turkmenistan ,Tuvalu,Uganda,Ukraine,United Arab Emirates,United Kingdom Uruguay,Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela,Vietnam,Yemen,Zambia,Zimbabwe


I am planing to start collecting stamps again....If anyone wishes to go for an exchange or wish to give me stamps...please let me know....200 is still far to reach..