Fig. 1: StaCol-G-Front
- Embroidery: Cotton thread
- Border: Merrowed
Fig. 2: StaCol-G-Reverse
- Back: Starched cloth
Item Name: Stamp Collecting 1969 - 1972
Item ID: StaCol-G
Collector Rating: 1
Requirements December 1966 until June 1972
1. Demonstrate the use of the Standard Postage Stamp Catalog, or a catalog particularly related to your collection in Requirement 6, to find at least five items selected by the counselor.
2. Explain the meaning of good condition of a stamp and show one stamp that is well centered, fully perforated, clearly canceled, clean, and undamaged by tears or thin spots.
3. Demonstrate a knowledge of the following stamp collectors' tools:
(a) Use a perforation gauge to determine, on a stamp supplied by the counselor, the perforation measurement in accordance with the accepted standard.
(b) Use a magnifying glass for careful examination of design and condition.
(c) Use the watermark detector to show how a watermark may aid in identifying a stamp.
(d) Use stamp tongs and stamp hinges correctly in mounting a stamp in an album.
4. Show stamps to support brief definitions of the following terms: perforation, imperforate, roulette, cancellation, cover, mint stamp, coil stamp, overprint, surcharge, engraving, and printing process other than engraving.
5. Exhibit one stamp in each of the following classifications and explain the purpose of each: regular postage, commemorative, semipostal, airmail, postage due, envelope, special delivery, precancel, and revenue.
6. Mount and exhibit in a commercial album or an album of your own making:
(a) A collection of 750 or more different stamps from at least 30 countries. OR
(b) A collection of 150 or more different stamps from a single country or a group of closely related countries. OR
(c) A collection of 75 or more different stamps on some special subject such as birds, trees, great men, music, aviation, etc. (stamps may be from any number of countries). OR
(d) A collection of 200 or more special items such as precanceled stamps, postage meters, revenue stamps, covers, postal stationery, etc.