Monday, March 1, 2010

How To Soak Stamps

Very often, we get stamps that we would like to collect. However, these stamps might be fixed on envelopes.

Below is the method that I use for soaking my stamps:

1. Prepare a tub or basin of lukewarm water.

2. Separate your stamps into the "whites" and "colored" based on the evelopes they are stuck on.

3. Soak the "whites" first. The stamps should be facing up when you soak them so that the heavier part (the envelope) will peel off nicely.

4. Try to separate the stamps such that they do not stick to one another.

5. Leave for 5 to 10 minutes and remove.

6. Lay them out on a piece of paper to dry facing up. Make sure that there is no gum remnants on the back otherwise the stamps will stick to the paper.

Monday, January 4, 2010

Singapore Stamp: Zodiac Series Tiger


The date of issue for this zodiac series - tiger is 08 January 2010.

There are a total of 12 animal signs in the Chinese calendar. According to Chinese beliefs, the traits of these zodiac animals shape the personalities and life events of the people born under the respective sign.

Famous personalities born in the year of the Tiger include Beethoven, Karl Marx, Stevie Wonder and Ho Chi Minh.




Sunday, December 20, 2009

1959 New Constitution

A stamp which is part of a series of stamps that was issued in 1959 to commemorate the new constitution that saw Singapore turning from a British colony to that of a state.

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