Collecting

Collecting Categories: Total Articles Count 19

1: The Early History Of Stamps Date: Jul 7th 2008

With the birth of the first stamp on the 6th of May in 1840, stamps have began being produced all over the world.

2: Stamp Collection Glossary Of Basic Terms Date: Jul 7th 2008

A glossary enables stamp collectors to gain knowledge that may be helpful in learning more about the art of collecting stamps.

3: A Glossary Of Various Types Of Stamps Date: Jul 7th 2008

A glossary of these commonly used terms has been compiled to enable you to better understand when dealing with others in the stamp collecting environment.

4: Thermoelectric Wine Fridge Buying Guide - Introduction to Collecting Date: Apr 11th 2008

The most effective way of protecting your collection is to store your bottles in wine cellars or wine storage refrigerators. Wines that are stored at a perfectly even temperature are richer in taste, aroma and flavor. This buying guide will be useful in selecting the storage most suitable for your collection.

5: History of the Eisenhower Dollar Date: Mar 28th 2008

The Eisenhower Dollar was the last of the BIG dollar coins. Read about how it came about

6: Coin Book Reviews: A Guide Book of Morgan Silver Dollars by Q David Powers Date: Mar 24th 2008

This is a review of A Guide Book of Morgan Silver Dollars by Q David Powers. This review is based on the 2nd edition

7: Different Art of Making Glass Date: Apr 25th 2007

Let us look into the details of some of the wares that we uses daily and really do not know about their history and uses. Glass, silver, plate, enamels, and metalwork are some of the wares that we are going to look into details. And there are different types of glass and their uses are varied.

8: Some of the Best Still Surviving Furniture Date: Apr 25th 2007

Many people enjoy and use the furniture and hardly give a thought on how were the woods or the furniture comes into existence. Most of us dont know from which woods these furniture are made. Here we will look into the different kinds of sofas and other furniture.

9: The Best Way to Identify the Best Furniture Date: Apr 25th 2007

Here we will look into how to identify the best ways to recognize the furniture whether they are good or bad and old or new. This can be done through the general appearances, the coloring, construction, etc. All these could help you to identify the best and the worst.

10: Silver in Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Date: Apr 25th 2007

There have been many silver pieces from the past that are unlikely to come up in the open for the public from either museums, churches or private collectors, etc. Refugees coming to England had contributed immensely to the quantities of silvers through their high standards of craftsmanship. The silver metal and their designs have been subjected to different influenced.

11: History and Types of Porcelain Date: Apr 25th 2007

Here we will be learning more about the history of porcelain. What are its ingredients, how is it prepared, and what are its uses. Porcelain has become one of the most common wares in the modern days.

12: The Best Way to Identify Antiques Date: Apr 25th 2007

One of the most well known timbers is the Mahogany, which is mostly imported from the nations like Cuba, San Domingo, Bahamas and Honduras. It is red-brown. There are others trees that have come to be known as Mahogany but they are not actually Mahogany

13: Discover How Train Modelers Plan For Realism Date: Mar 25th 2007

Your choice of a layout will depend not only on the available space, trackage and on the work you want your railroad to do. At first it will be enough just to have the locomotive pull cars around, pass onto a siding, switch onto a branch line.

14: The Fascinating World of Antique Chairs Date: Mar 24th 2007

The concept of chairs was first introduced in the late 1600s by the Pilgrims.

15: Learn How to Restore and Preserve Antique Photos Date: Oct 17th 2006

There are millions of old photographs that may have been over through the years. They were lost and destroyed because of natural disasters, fires and wars. In some way, there could be some antique photos that may have survived and do exist as of today.

16: Antique Bracelets Information and Caring Tips Date: Sep 30th 2006

Since the gold discoveries in the early and mid 1800s, the United States introduced the Cape Diamond Bracelet in the market in the late 1800s. It is considered as one of the most expensive antique jewelries and had to be remounted because of its limited supply.