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Hobbies & Games > Antiques & Collecting Educational benefits of stamp collecting

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Stamp collecting is more than an activity to keep children occupied. Just as the responsibility of having a pet can teach your child important life skills, so too can the hobby of stamp collecting!

Stamp collectors go through a process: collecting envelopes, removing the stamps, organizing them into relevant categories, filing them in albums, researching the background of the stamp issue...all of these activities set a solid foundation for more advanced organisational skills as the child grows.

If your child has an interest in stamp collecting, here are a few tips for you to help them...

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