The site for schoolchildren and their parents Zateevo.ru found out that PHILATELY - It's stamp collecting.

Sometimes a postage stamp is bought not to be stuck on a letter or postcard and mailed, but simply because they liked it. This is how all stamp collections begin.

It must be understood that each stamp from any collection in itself has no value - it's just a very small colored piece of paper. A brand has value only because someone else wants it and is willing to pay money for it. Therefore, the prices of stamps depend on changes in the economy, fashion, people's moods, and so on.

There are catalogs to determine the value of stamps. The prices in the catalogs are calculated by specialists after analyzing the market and this is an approximate price, no more than which it is recommended to buy a brand.

There are also convenient online directories.

Much depends on the quality of the brand and its condition. If the stamp is not extinguished (without a stamp), and it has never been pasted (the glue on the reverse side is completely preserved), it has the correct geometric shape, all the teeth are in place, without scratches and wrinkles, then the cost of such a stamp is determined by the catalog.

As a rule, non-cancelled stamps are more expensive than canceled ones, that is, those that have a postmark.

Each defect of the brand significantly reduces its value. A stamp with a lot of defects is garbage for a collector! Although, if there is no duplicate, then it makes sense to leave it in the album until a better example is found, this is called a space filler - "space filler".

The most expensive brands in the world- defective stamps.These are "flip" stamps, in which the picture is located "upside down" in relation to the inscriptions, and stamps with a different typographical marriage. Such stamps went on sale only in the first print run, then someone noticed a defect, the matrix was remade and the next print runs were already "normal". Therefore, only a few defective brands have survived to our time - here they are expensive!

But collecting stamps - "millionaires" is a lot of verywealthy philatelists. The Queen of Great Britain has interesting stamps, "Blue Mauritius", for example...

In fact, stamps are a very poor investment. It is easy to buy stamps, but it is almost impossible to sell them quickly at least at the same price. Therefore, the main principle for stamp collectors should always be the principle of interest and pleasure.

Remember: if you spend a lot of money on stamps, you need to be aware that this is a hobby. And do not dream that when you grow up, you will exchange your collection for an apartment!

Thematic collection.

Very few collectors collect stamps from only one country or one historical period in specialized albums.

Most people like to collect stamps that show some interesting subject for them.
Children start with simple thematic collections - cats, dogs, flowers, cars, planes, art on stamps.
Then the children grow up and their collections, although they do not change the theme, become more sophisticated: only birds or insects remain from the fauna, the conquest of space from history, and only old masters from artists.

Often collect stamps on the topic professional activity. So an actor collects everything about the theater, a scientist - about the achievements of science... Often only one stamp out of several thousand issued by a particular country will be of interest to such a collector.

By the way, a small thoughtful collection of stamps can be a wonderful inexpensive gift! For example, if your friend is crazy about flowers, you can find 5-10 stamps with flowers, buy a small stamp album and put your stamps on the front page. Pack the album and give. First, it will be a very personal, thoughtful gift. And secondly, your girlfriend will have a new interesting hobby - the album has just begun!

POSITION

about the competition for

"Best New Year's Eve Stamp Design"

This provision defines the objectives, procedure and regulations for the competition.

1. Goals and objectives of the competition

1.1. The competition is held with the aim of identifying and supporting the visual arts of preschool children, developing the ability of young artists to express their attitude to the holiday in visual images New Year.

1.2. The objectives of the Competition are:

Development of children's cognitive interest in the topic "History of mail (letters)";

The use of new technologies in the education and development of children;

Development in children of the ability to master and transform the surrounding cultural space;

Development of artistic taste and creative imagination of children;

The formation of bright positive emotions in children in the process of their creative interaction and artistic and active communication with adults on the eve of the New Year

Identification and support of young talents.

2. Composition of the Jury

2.1. The organizing committee and the jury include kindergarten teachers: Isaeva Irina Eduardovna, Shishkova Alla Nikolaevna, Poggio Natalya Vasilievna, Kotelnikova Galina Nikolaevna.

3. The order of the competition

3.1. Participants of the Competition are pupils of SP DS No. 699 at the age of 3-7 years. The number of participants from one group can be from 1 to 3 people. From one author, 1 work is accepted for the competition, from one group one collective work is accepted.

3.2. Drawings (stamps) can be made with any artistic material, in any technique on A3 paper (horizontal and vertical arrangement).

3.3. Competition nominations:

- "The best New Year's stamp" (for children of primary preschool age);

- "The best New Year's stamp" (for children of the senior preschool age).

3.4. Each work (stamp) must be accompanied by an annotation that includes the following information:

• surname, name of the author;
• age;
• job title;
• performance technique;
• surname, name, patronymic of the teacher under whose supervision the work was performed.

3.5. Children's work must meet the following criteria:

• compliance with the theme of the competition;
• expressiveness of the picture;
• depth of intent;
• originality (non-standard) compositional solution;
• matching the level of performance to the age of the author.

4. Dates and place of the competition.

4.1. The competition is held from 12/07/2015 to 12/18/2015 in SP DS No. 696 of GBOU School No. 1381. Deadline for submission of works until 18.12.2015.

5. Summing up the Competition

5.1. The results of the competition will be summed up in two nominations. At the discretion of the jury of the Competition, an additional nomination may be determined. From December 18 to December 21, 2015 - the work of the jury.

5.2. All competitive works will participate in the design of the kindergarten for the New Year. The exhibition of stamps will be presented in one of the schools of the complex No. 1381.

5.3. Children's works and the results of the competition will be posted on a standard site preschool in the "Education" \ "Competitions, festivals, promotions, projects" section.

5.3. The winners of the Competition are awarded with diplomas.

RESULTS OF THE COMPETITION IN NOMINATIONS:

On December 25, 2015, in SP DS No. 696, the results of the competition for the "Best Drawing of a New Year's Postage Stamp" were summed up. The competition was dedicated to the most beloved and brightest holiday of all children - the New Year.

Pupils and teachers of all groups of the kindergarten took an active part in the competition. 21 entries were submitted for the competition.

Evaluation of competitive works was carried out by age groups and consisted of the sum of the marks of all jury members.

Congratulations to all the winners and participants of the competition and we wish you good luck and creative success!

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Small Form Graphics, or Postal Miniature

The most replicated works of art that fly around the world along with the envelope. The postage stamp was invented by the British in 1840. The Russian post offices received a new sign of payment for correspondence in artistic performance in 1857 and became a new type of creativity for Russian painters. More about miniaturists and their creations - Natalia Letnikova.

Philatelists or art historians?

"Inverted Jenny". 1918 U.S. airmail stamp with Curtiss JN-4 reversed

"Tiflis Unique" ("Tiflis Mark"). A very rare postage stamp issued in the Russian Empire (on the territory of modern Georgia) for the mail of Tiflis (Tbilisi) and Kojori in 1857

"Fast Jenny". 1918 U.S. airmail stamp showing a Curtiss JN-4 aircraft shifted to the left side, overlaying the frame of the stamp

Artists who create images for stamps balance between the laws of art and the criteria of philately. Initially, the evaluation of a postage stamp is the business of the mail itself. Philatelists, on the other hand, appreciate stamps that are rare, issued in small numbers and non-standard: with typos and errors, like “Inverted Jenny”. An image of an airplane printed upside down costs about three million dollars.

"Tiflis Unique", issued in 1857 for the city post of Tiflis, is considered by specialists to be one of the most expensive domestic brands. Initially, it cost 6 kopecks - at an auction in 2008, one of the three surviving copies was valued at 700 thousand dollars.

For the benefit of society

One of the first postage stamps in Russia "In favor of the orphans of soldiers of the active army." 1904

Postage stamp from the series dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty. Peter I (from a portrait by Godfrey Neller, 1698). 1913

Postage stamp from the series dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty. Alexander II (based on an engraving by academician Lavrenty Seryakov from a portrait of Georg Botman, 1873). 1913

Postage stamp from the series dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty. Nicholas II (from engraving by Fyodor Lundin, artist Richard Zarinsh). 1913

To carry ideas to the masses, to be the mouthpiece of bright and significant events. Almost immediately after their appearance, the brands "stepped in" at the service of the public interest. In 1904, during the Russo-Japanese War, by order of the Imperial Women's Patriotic Society, a series of stamps was issued with a surcharge of 3 kopecks for the needs of orphans in the army. With the help of stamps, they raised funds for the First World War - for the wounded and the families of the dead. These stamps depicted recognizable views and monuments of Moscow and St. Petersburg.

A special issue marked the 300th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty. The first and only series of commemorative stamps of the Russian Empire was issued in 1913. More often than others in this series there is a portrait of the then ruling Nicholas II - on stamps in denominations of 7, 10 kopecks and 5 rubles. Sketches for stamps from famous royal portraits were made by the artists Ivan Bilibin, Evgeny Lansere and Richard Zarinsh.

New power - new brands

"Hand with a sword that cuts the chain." The first postage stamp of Soviet Russia, designed by Richard Zarins. 1918

"Aspidka" ("Aspid-blue airship"). Rare postage stamp of the USSR from the Airship Building series. 1931

USSR stamp from the series "Fifth Anniversary of the October Revolution". Artist Ivan Dubasov. 1922

Four years later, it was the artist Zarinsh who became the first author of stamps in Soviet Russia. A hand with a sword cutting a chain. Such a picture began to be printed almost immediately after the February Revolution. Since then, every event has been a new illustration in philately.

In the Soviet Union, images on stamps became a kind of chronicle of the political life in the country. For example, the stamp for the fifth anniversary of the October Revolution is the work of the famous artist Ivan Dubasov. A worker carves the dates of the first revolutionary five-year plan on a stone slab. Of particular importance is the color scheme, accents, font - even more catchy and readable than on the poster, because the brand is many times smaller.

Industrialization and airships, portraits of leaders and milestones in the development of statehood - like the adoption of the Constitution of the country. Artists often worked on a common theme with entire creative teams. The philatelic series gained particular popularity: “Airship building”, “Philately for children”, “Peoples of the USSR”… In the war years, stamps were dedicated to military units and war heroes, in peacetime - themes sounded very different: from skiing to the flavored series “Gifts of Nature” .

The art of graphic miniature

Postage stamp from the series "History of the Russian Navy". Battleship Potemkin. 1972

Postage stamp "10 years of MOPR", created according to the sketch of Fyodor Fedorovsky. 1932

Postage stamp dedicated to the birthday of composer Dmitri Shostakovich. 1976

"History of the Russian Fleet" is one of the most famous series in a postal miniature. The author Vasily Zavyalov made his first drawing for the stamp at the age of 19, in 1925. In total, the artist became the author of more than 600 postage signs. The famous graphic artist believed that “a steady hand, a sharp eye and fidelity to nature” are necessary for creative success. The qualities are especially relevant when working on such a small picture.

Created postage stamps and Fedor Fedorovsky. One of the miniature works of the chief artist of the Bolshoi Theater and the author of the project of ruby ​​stars on the Kremlin towers is the project of the postage stamp "10 years of the MOPR" (International Organization for Assistance to the Fighters of the Revolution).

Creating a brand is like a kind of test for professionalism. Graphic artist Vladislav Koval, while studying at the Moscow Polygraphic Institute, decided to write home in Dhaudjikau and send a letter ... with a self-portrait stamp drawn with his own hand. The mail missed the envelope, and two years later the enterprising artist was drawing a jubilee stamp for his birthday

Elena Kandakova

Expensive colleagues, I think that many of you at least once in your life have been engaged or someone is now engaged in some kind of collecting. My childhood hobby was stamp collecting - philately. I was even a member of the “Young philatelist” circle, we had philatelist badges. The childhood hobby was somehow forgotten over time, but the stamps were in the album, in a secluded place. Maybe they would still be there now, if not for the case.

One family was leaving for another city for permanent residence, and they brought us an album with stamps to the group. - “It somehow became a pity to throw it away, to take an extra load with you, and you and your children will consider it. In general, we pass on our collection to you». I thanked for the gift, wished a happy journey and opened the album. The album was in good condition and the stamps were arranged neatly by topic.

But before showing it to the children, I myself remembered my first stamp, and how I found out what philately is, and who invented to collect stamps. “We need to tell the children about this, maybe one of them will be in the future. collector».

I decided that today I will change the topic of our informative conversation, to "What stamp collecting?» . And I will try to tell the children about what I know about it myself.

« Collecting postage and other stamps, postmarks is called philately" (according to Ozhegov).

The first postage stamp went into circulation in May 1840 in England. "Black Penny"- this was the name of the first stamp because it was printed in black ink with a denomination of one pence. The stamp depicted Queen Victoria. The appearance of the first stamp is closely connected with the name of the Englishman Rowland Hill, he was the first to propose the introduction of a convenient and uniform method of payment for postal correspondence for all - a sign indicating the price postal service sticking on the envelope.

By 1857 stamps were being published in 60 countries. At first, the stamps did not have teeth, they had to be separated from the sheet with scissors, which was inconvenient and often damaged the stamp. Later, perforation was introduced stamps.

The first Russian postage stamp was put into circulation on January 1, 1858. In the center of the postage stamp there was an oval, it housed the state emblem - a double-headed eagle, under the emblem was the emblem of the postal department, which still exists - two crossed postal horns. An oval frame was provided around the central part of the drawing, in which the inscription was placed. "Postage Stamp" and "10 kop. per lot". The drawing of the first Russian stamp was created by the senior engraver of the Expedition for Procurement of State Papers - Keppler.

Term "philately" introduced in 1864 by a French postal lover grades G. Erpen. It means in Greek - "Loving Payment Signs".

The first postage stamps of the RSFSR appeared in circulation in 1918. And the first postage stamps of the USSR were issued in August 1923.

The children listened with great interest to my story, expressed their thoughts and assumptions. We found out and talked about how to handle the album, stamps, learned the rules for viewing stamps. It also turned out during our conversation that some houses also have stamps. We decided, with the consent and help of our parents, to replenish our collection of new stamps. My stamps came in handy too. We divided all the stamps we brought into sections, it turned out to be an impressive collection.

We invite you to see our album stamps.

Each page has its own theme.

"Plants"

"Wild animals"

"Pets"

"Birds"

"Insects"

"Cosmonautics"

"Sport"

"History of transport"

"Miscellaneous"

That's how we became philatelists!

Thanks again to the family who gave us an album with stamps. With your help, my children and I developed an interest in collecting stamps! And I remembered my childhood hobby!

In the USSR, stamps with smells and rare samples for 700 thousand dollars. The Kultura.RF portal, the Federal Communications Agency and JSC Marka tell about the history of domestic philatelic rarities.

First stamps

Stamp of the Russian Empire, first issue. 1857

The first postage stamp in Russia was officially put into circulation on January 1, 1858, although it took them two months to reach post offices. The drawing of the stamp was created by the senior engraver of the State Papers Procurement Expedition, Franz Kepler: in the center of the oval, he placed the state emblem - a double-headed eagle; under it was the emblem of the postal department - two crossed postal horns (today - an international symbol postal service). Around the central part of the drawing there is an oval frame, in which the inscriptions “Post stamp” and “10 kop. per lot."

Moscow Society of Stamp Collectors

Vignette of the Moscow Society of Collectors of Postal Signs. 1908

On October 10, 1883, well-known philatelists in Moscow - members of the Dresden International Philatelic Society gathered at Ivan Sievert's apartment for the first meeting of the Moscow Society of Postage Stamp Collectors. At meetings, members of the society discussed new brands, reviewed thematic magazines and exchanged duplicates.

First commemorative series

Postage stamp of the series "300 years of the Romanov dynasty", 7 kop.

In 1913, for the 300th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty in Russia, the first and only commemorative series of 17 stamps was issued. The stamps depicted Peter I and Catherine the Great, Nicholas II and Alexander I, the Winter Palace and the Moscow Kremlin. There is evidence that Nicholas II himself participated in the creation of this series. The stamps were drawn by the artists Ivan Bilibin, Evgeny Lansere and Richard Zarinsh.

The rarest domestic stamps

Tiflis unique. 1857

In 1857, the Tiflis city post office issued the “Tiflis Unique” with the image of the coat of arms of Tiflis. Today it is one of the most expensive domestic stamps; at an auction in 2008, philatelists valued one of the surviving copies at 700 thousand dollars. The second rarity is a black stamp on yellow paper, issued in 1869 by the Kotelnichesky zemstvo council of the Vyatka province. This miniature consisted of two parts - a stamp and a registration card. To date, not a single intact copy of the first stamp has been found - only cut off coupons have survived.

The first "open letters"

Open letter

On January 1, 1872, the Russian postal department put into circulation the first postcards - "open letters". Each such card was signed: "The Post Office is not responsible for the content of the letter." This date is considered in our country the birthday of the marked postcard (over time, they became illustrated).

A stamp equal to a silver coin

Stamps-money, 15 kopecks.

In 1915–1917, there were 11 stamps in circulation on very thick paper, without glue. The text on the back read: “It circulates on a par with a small silver coin” and “It circulates on a par with a copper coin.” These money stamps were also used to pay for postage.

Stamps of the RSFSR, the USSR and the Russian Federation

Postage stamp by Rihards Zarins, 35 kopecks.

The first postage stamps of the RSFSR appeared in circulation in 1918. On them, the artist Rihards Zarins depicted a hand with a sword cutting a chain. A blue stamp cost 35 kopecks, a brown one cost 70 kopecks. In the Soviet Union, stamps went into circulation in August 1923. They were dedicated to the First All-Russian Agricultural and Handicraft Exhibition. The sketches for the stamps were drawn by the artist Georgy Pashkov. On January 14, 1992, the first stamps entered the postal circulation Russian Federation. They were dedicated to the XVI Winter Olympic Games in Albertville.

Stamp on aluminum foil

Postage stamp of the series “To the Stars! Spaceship in flight. 1961

In 1961, two stamps were issued from the USSR on an unusual material - aluminum foil. Postal miniature “To the stars! Spaceship in flight” was dedicated to the XXII Congress of the Communist Party Soviet Union. In 2001-2003, stamps and postage blocks were issued in Russia, part of the design of which was with gold stamping. These are the stamps "State symbols", "300 years of St. Petersburg" and "Carriages".