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Stamp collecting is one of the world's most popular hobbies with estimates of the number of collectors ranging up to 20 million in the United States alone. Stamps are the perfect Christmas Gift for the avid collector !

A wonderful endorsement for stamp collecting is its common description of “the hobby of kings and the king of hobbies”. The first stamp, the Penny Black 1840, featured a portrait of Queen Victoria. This Stamp for Christmas would be like winning the lottery! King George V was a keen collector. As a boy he received many stamps for Christmas presents.

Start your children or grand children with some stamps for Christmas. Give them a potential life long interest. They would learn about history, geography and important historical events. For music fans, who also collect stamps, give them Christmas stamps featuring famous musicians. For a nature loving stamp collector, flora and fauna stamps would make a most appropriate Christmas Gift.

St.Helena Post Office & Philatelic Bureau
Philatelic items from the three islands of St Helena, Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha.