Is Stamp Collecting an Investment?

Throughout the pages in this book you have readmuch about one stamp being more valuable than another.It has been pointed out that the various tools describedare needed to identify a less valuable stamp from oneof more value and that it is necessary to know the funda-mentals of printing, of paper making, and many otherthings in order to identify each individual stamp. Wehave indicated that a youngster found a stamp of greatvalue in a cheap packet of stamps, that another collectorpurchased a stamp for ten dollars that later was to bringover one thousand dollars at public auction. We haverecounted various finds made by lucky people in thepast and have indicated that such luck may also beyour own if you know what to look for.