categories of stamps

Stamp collecting will develop your skills which will serve you importantly in your everyday life. For example, some of the skills you will develop include; organization, appreciation of valuable objects, the value of money and managing money, etc. Stamps are generally classified into several major categories including; 1.Definitive stamps are found on most mail in denominations ranging from one cent to over ten dollars. Their subjects frequently are former Presidents, statesmen, other prominent persons and national shrines. Definitive stamps are usually available at U. S. post offices for several years. 2. Commemorative stamps honor important people, events or special subjects of national appeal and significance. Printed in limited quantities, commemorative stamps are available for only two to three months at most post offices and for about one year by mail order from the U.S. postal service´s Philatelic Sales Division. 3. Special stamps include issues that supplement the regular issues, such as Christmas and Love stamps. 4.Airmail stamps are used primarily for sending overseas mail. 5. Booklet stamps are issued in small folders containing one or more panes of 3 to 20 stamps each. Each stamp has one, two or three straight edges; and 5. Coil stamps are issued in rolls. Each coil stamp has two striaght and two perforated edges.