Postage stamps as an investment object
 

Postage stamps - are small prints. Philately - one of the most common types of collectibles in the world today. Is it to buy stamps, from the standpoint of investment?

Treskilling Yellow, Blue Mauritius, Jenny or Zemstvo Brand Melitopol 1871 can buy. :D

Oh you, Cyril !:D "The man is seriously asked. I, incidentally, is also very interesting: is it possible to consider a postage stamp as a work of art or its merits lie in another plane? Marks, too, the artists created. Therefore, knowing people, enlighten, please ignorant on the topic "Mark as an object of investment." And auctions of stamps exist? Or do they sell /exchange is carried out in a narrow and "terribly far away from the people" circle of stamp collectors?

Of course there are. There are Gelos philatelic strings.
Throughout the world, the mass of auctions.
But now the usual stamps, then all collected 50-40-30 years ago, no one needs. Sells a set of albums for a penny.

Something! Thank you, Kirill! I did not know - think that philately as a serious hobby thriving.

Collector much work is exhibitions, simpozeumy, publication-but it is not profitable, clean hobby.

Usual stamps, of course they are many, but there are rarities, printing errors, etc.?

Of course, there are a number of very rare stamps, they are known, described, and often their whereabouts remain secret.
But brands such complex material, so special that I like, not even suyus in these wilds, as, indeed, in coins, and Bonistics faleristics ...
There, one pound of salt will not get, desyateletiyami should be in this thread and every day.

It is tempting:
The company Stanley Gibbons, trading in rare stamps in London, opened its own investment fund. During three years of their portfolio more expensive by about 15%per year. Bank Salomon Brothers including rare stamps in the list of the four most lucrative area for investment.

Indeed, the brand - the product of thousands of edits kopiy.Dlya collectors paintings such gathering does not look ratsionalnym.A honey so many collectors start with a collection marok.Roditeli always encourage peaceful occupation of Chad. Collection of stamps from the repertoire - develops curiosity, perseverance, introduces systematization and poryadkom.Est and elements of sports competition and the development of business approach to exchange and prodazhe.I all this at relatively low cost. And not many people are thinking and know that these are the first symptoms, name of which - kollektsionirovanie.Mnogie, realizing that not all things to "perebolevayut," others are "incurable", continue to race for a rare mark or other object of his interest.
Does philatelic investment make sense? Personally I do not know any example of even though he was familiar with many very honest filatelistami.Vse they were older, we all know now as there were different problems because of their enthusiasm (and household-related money and more serious ...) but all this "fell into oblivion without impact.
Collecting stamps and now. But I think the scale incomparable with 50 -60 years of last century.