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Some may have a perception of stamp collecting as a somewhat dull avocation practiced only by aging intellectuals in their dusty studies.  Although it is quite easy to imagine the prototypical stamp collector as an aging gray-haired professor in tweed examining a rare stamp with his trusty magnifying glass, the actual population of the stamp collecting hobby is much more diverse.  Young people enjoy collecting postage stamps as do older folks and people from all walks of life.  In fact, stamp collecting seems to be as popular today as it has been at any time in its over 200-year history.  Read the rest of this entry »