Starting a stamp collection is easy and not very expensive.
Starting
a
stamp
collection
is
easy
and
not
very
expensive
.
Before you start, you need to decide what kind of stamps you want to collect.
Before
you
start
,
you
need
to
decide
what
kind
of
stamps
you
want
to
collect
.
Most people collect stamps that they are interested in: a certain country or an animal, a famous person or even a sport.
Most
people
collect
stamps
that
they
are
interested
in
:
a
certain
country
or
an
animal
,
a
famous
person
or
even
a
sport
.
Whatever you choose, you will find that there is a world of knowledge in stamps: you will learn about people, geography, building, history and culture.
Whatever
you
choose
,
you
will
find
that
there
is
a
world
of
knowledge
in
stamps
:
you
will
learn
about
people
,
geography
,
building
,
history
and
culture
.
You can collect stamps from letters, ask your friends to let you have their old stamps, or you can buy used stamps.
You
can
collect
stamps
from
letters
,
ask
your
friends
to
let
you
have
their
old
stamps
,
or
you
can
buy
used
stamps
.
When you get a letter with a stamp on it, carefully cut out the stamp.
When
you
get
a
letter
with
a
stamp
on
it
,
carefully
cut
out
the
stamp
.
Leave lots of space around the stamp so that you will not damage it.
Leave
lots
of
space
around
the
stamp
so
that
you
will
not
damage
it
.
Put the stamp in water and wait until you can safely remove the stamp.
Put
the
stamp
in
water
and
wait
until
you
can
safely
remove
the
stamp
.
Carefully remove the stamp off the letter.
Carefully
remove
the
stamp
off
the
letter
.
Place the wet stamp between two clean pieces of paper.
Place
the
wet
stamp
between
two
clean
pieces
of
paper
.
A stamp can get wrinkled when it dries, so put some books on top.
A
stamp
can
get
wrinkled
when
it
dries
,
so
put
some
books
on
top
.
Starting a stamp collection is easy and not very expensive. Before you start, you need to decide what kind of stamps you want to collect. Most people collect stamps that they are interested in: a certain country or an animal, a famous person or even a sport. Whatever you choose, you will find that there is a world of knowledge in stamps: you will learn about people, geography, building, history and culture.  You can collect stamps from letters, ask your friends to let you have their old stamps, or you can buy used stamps. When you get a letter with a stamp on it, carefully cut out the stamp. Leave lots of space around the stamp so that you will not damage it. Put the stamp in water and wait until you can safely remove the stamp. Carefully remove the stamp off the letter. Place the wet stamp between two clean pieces of paper. A stamp can get wrinkled when it dries, so put some books on top.