Collecting Your Family Tree
by Gayle Olson.What is genealogy and a family tree? Genealogy is a hobby where you collect information about your ancestors, that is, everyone in your family that has lived before you. You collect vital statistics, such as when and where they were born, lived and p...
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Collecting Elephants Is Big
by Michael Knapik.VisitEverythingElephants.comIntroduction to Collecting Elephants There are many facets to collecting anything, and elephants are no exception. For example, there are some interesting myths and stories related to collecting. The most common is that on...
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Collecting Antique Maps - A Beginners Guide
by Neil Street.California wasn’t always attached to the west coast of the North American continent. It used to be an island. At least, that’s what mapmakers, mostly European, believed for about 100 years, from around 1650 to 1750. So that’s how they drew it o...
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The "Memory" Collector
by David Kunstek.The “Memory” CollectorEveryone collects something right? It may be baseball cards, hats, or some other type of sports memorabilia. Even if you don’t consider yourself a collector of anything, you may be and don’t even know it. How about the c...
Gemstone Collecting
by Debra Hamer.I've been passionate about gemstones and collecting gemstones for quite some time now. My fascination started a couple of years ago and I've become an avid collector ever since. I am exhilarated when I make a new find of beauty or value. Of all of th...
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The “Hot” New Collectibles
by Laura Thykeson.If you are a collector, this is the perfect time to start turning your buying trends towards unsigned items, or as yet, unknown makers. The prices are much lower than the normal collectible names, as well as the fact that no matter what market you ar...
Autograph Collecting: Questions and Answers
by Lon Strickler.Question: I want to start sending requests to celebrities for autographs, what should I include in the letter?Answer: When writing a letter to a celebrity, it is advisable to write no more than one page. Although celebrities may be thrilled that you ...
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What is Philately Stamp Collecting
by John Tiger.Philately, or the study of stamps, is a huge field of study that has captured the attention of many Americans over the years. This fascination with stamps and the history that surrounds them has led to a hobby related to philately, which is collectin...
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Fine Antique Specialization
by John N. Cohen.As rather specialised Asian antique collectors, over a very long period, we have managed to help form collections of really fine Japanese netsuke, inro, lacquer boxes, Chinese snuff bottles, pendants, jade and hard stone carvings. One advantage...
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Collectible Barbie Dolls from Mattel
by Barbara White.Ninety percent of these collectors are women who are, on average around the age 40, and purchase at least 20 Barbie dolls a year. Almost half of Barbie collectors each spend over $1000 a year.Mattel in recent years has been catering to this niche mar...
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25 Years of Doll Collecting.
by Jayne Cremasco.There were many doll shows scattered all over the country, and a visit to one would find three types of dolls available, antique dolls, rescued discarded play dolls, and booths featuring doll makers wares. Doll makers were many, with their work rangi...
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Have coins? Will collect!
by Nicholas Tan.A penny a day, is worth okayFortunately or unfortunately, there was a shortage of copper during the year 1943 and all pennies made at that time were minted using steel. There were however, some Lincoln pennies that were incorrectly minted on bronze t...
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Stamp Coin Collecting: The Valuable Twins
by Nicholas Tan.Two of the most popular hobbies in the world today are the stamp and coin collection. The value of these two leisure activities is incomparable to other types of hobbies.Why?It is because coin and stamp collecting do not just embody the mere act of a...
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