Stamp Collecting: Youth

The hobby of stamp collecting often begins in children. It allows them to explore different subjects or countries, helping them to develop their own interests in the world around them. It is often an inexpensive hobby where the fun lies in hunting, gathering and organising collections.

Many philatelic associations, postal services or stamp dealers can help parents establish their child’s first collection through new releases, mystery boxes or even themed stamp packs. Material can also be collected from friends or family members who sometimes have old collections or boxes of stamps tucked away in an attic or closet that they are happy to pass on.

Activities

• Club for the Future (Send a Postcard to Space)

• Postcrossing

Blogs

• Kids Need Stamps 2

Facebook

• Filatelia Juvenil FIAF/Youth Philately FIAF

• Filatelistas Juveniles Internacional

• Mala Radionica Filatelije/Little Philatelic Workshop

• Philippine Stamp Collectors’ Society Family Fun Jam

• Stamp Active Network

Websites

• American Philatelic Society – Young Philatelic Leaders Fellowship

• American Philatelic Society – Young Stamp Collectors of America

• Australian Philatelic Federation

• Australia Post

• British North America Philatelic Society

• Ebony Society of Philatelic Events and Reflections

• Newcastle Youth Stamp Club

• Pan-Hellenic Society of Thematic Philately and Youth

• Peace Arch Stamp Club

• Postal Museum

• Scouts on Stamps Society International

• Spellman Museum

• Stamp Active

• Stamp Collecting Club for Kids

• StampIT

• Stamp Smarter

• Sydney Youth Stamp Group

YouTube

• American Topical Association: Involving Youth in Topical Stamp Collecting

• Ann’s YouTube Diaries: Kids Hobbies – Philately (Stamp Collection)

• Stamp Chats: Dhatri Iyer-Writer – Traveller and Collector

• Australia Post: Why Collect Stamps?

• Horrid Henry: Stamp Collecting

• Horrid Henry: Stamps Galore

• I’ll Be Stamped!

• Little Kosher Lunch: Kids Activities using Junk Mail, Stickers and Stamps

• Philately Dad: Epsiode 1

• Philately Dad: Episode 2

• RMPL Denver: Youth Stamp Club

• Stamp Chats: The Benefits of Stamp Collecting for Children

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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