Stampworld - How to start your hobby


	GETTING STARTED Get ready for fabulous, fascinating hours of fun with stamp collecting. If you are interested in starting a hobby why not consider stamps. Stamp collecting offers you the opportunity to start a hobby without any expenses. Sounds to good to be true! How can this be possible you might ask. Well, all you need is letters posted to your address and you can start collecting. You might not receive a lot of mail in this day and age with e-mails being more popular than the so called "snail mail". You will be amazed at how quickly your collection will grow. There is alternative ways to get hold of stamps but that will be explained later. Lets look at a couple of solutions to this problem.
	FAMILY MEMBERS	COMPANIES
	This is probably the easiest way to start your collection. Ask you family members to put aside all the stamped envelopes they receive. It will not cost them anything to do that for you, and you will be able to get started without it costing you anything.	Companies normally get a lot more mail than you or all of the family together. Visit them and ask the receptionist to keep all the stamped envelopes and arrange a day in the month that you will collect. Most companies would be happy to help.
	GROUPS	TRADE
	Start a Stamp Collecting group at your school on a week. Ask all of your friends to bring their stamps that they want to trade. This way you can collect a lot more. Make sure that the quality of stamps they want to give you is the same quality you are giving them.	Trading stamps with strangers might be more difficult. You will want to consider doing this with a parent until you are sure that you have met a reliable source.