This collection consists of a single box of stamp albums and stamp collecting materials, with bulk dates from 1870-2010. The albums reflect the popularity of the hobby for the last 140 years. The collection also includes a specialized international stamp album focusing on John F. Kennedy and a couple of albums distributed by oil companies which use Cinderella stamps - including one commemorating aspects of WWII. Most of the albums do not include actual stamps.
Collection Number:
MS COLL 2010.15
Language:
Material in English
Repository:
Postal History Foundation, Peggy J. Slusser Memorial Philatelic Library
920 North First Avenue
Tucson, AZ 85719
520-623-6652
library@phftucson.org
Historical Note
Stamp collecting began as a hobby soon after the first stamp was issued in 1840. As the hobby of stamp collecting began to grow, stamp albums and related literature began to be produced. Children and youth were early collectors of stamps in the 1860s and 1870s. While stamp collecting is less popular today than it once was, it is estimated that today there are more than 20 million stamp collectors in the United States alone.
Scope and Content Note
The collection includes albums dating from 1870 through to 2010. The albums were primarily produced in the United states although there are a few from European countries. Included are albums which were distributed by grocery manufacturers (Planters Nuts, Ivory Snow, General Mills) and oil companies, as well as those which were published by philatelic publishers such as Scott, Stanley Gibbons and H. E. Harris. Some of the albums are targeted specifically to children, while others were published to appeal to the adult or more serious collector.
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