The website for schoolchildren and their parents Zateevo.ru found out that PHILATELY is This is collecting postage stamps.

Sometimes a postage stamp is bought not to stick on a letter or postcard and send by mail, but simply because they liked it. This is how all stamp collections begin.

You must understand that each stamp from any collection in itself has no value - it is 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, stamp prices depend on changes in the economy, fashion, people's moods, and so on.

There are catalogs to determine the value of stamps. Prices in 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 catalogs.

Much depends on the quality of the brand and its condition. If the stamp is uncanceled (without a stamp), and 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 or wrinkles, then the cost of such a stamp is determined by the catalogue.

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

Each defect of a 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.

The most expensive brands in the world- defective brands.These are “upside down” stamps, in which the picture is located “upside down” in relation to the inscriptions, and stamps with a different typographical defect. Such stamps went on sale only in the first edition, then someone noticed a defect, the matrix was redone and the next editions were already “normal”. Therefore, only a few defective brands have survived to this day - and they are so expensive!

But collecting stamps is the lot of “millionaires”.rich philatelists. The Queen of Great Britain has interesting stamps, "Blue Mauritius", for example...

In fact, stamps are a very bad investment. It’s easy to buy stamps, but selling them quickly at least at the same price is almost impossible. 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 buying stamps, you need to be aware that this is a hobby. And don’t dream that when you grow up, you’ll exchange your collection for an apartment!

Thematic collecting.

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

Most people like to collect stamps that depict an item that interests them.
Children start with simple themed 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: from fauna only birds or insects remain, from history - the conquest of space, from artists - only old masters.

Stamps are often collected on the theme of professional activities. This is how 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 make a wonderful, inexpensive gift! For example, if your friend is raving about flowers, you can find 5-10 stamps with flowers, buy a small stamp album and put your stamps on the first page. Pack the album and give it away. First, it will be a very personal, thoughtful gift. And secondly, your girlfriend will have a new interesting hobby - the album has only just begun!

Publications in the Museums section

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. A new artistic design for payment for correspondence arrived at Russian post offices in 1857 and became a new type of creativity for Russian painters. More about miniaturist artists and their creations - Natalya Letnikova.

Philatelists or art historians?

"Inverted Jenny" 1918 U.S. airmail stamp featuring a reversed image of a Curtiss JN-4 aircraft

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

"Fast Jenny" A 1918 United States airmail stamp featuring a Curtiss JN-4 aircraft offset to the left side with an overlay on the stamp frame

Artists who create images for stamps balance between the laws of art and the criteria of philately. Initially, the assessment of a postage stamp is a matter for the post office itself. Philatelists value rare stamps, issued in small editions and non-standard ones: with typos and errors, like the “Inverted Jenny”. An image of an airplane printed upside down is worth about three million dollars.

“Tiflis Unique”, issued in 1857 for the Tiflis city post office, is considered by experts to be one of the most expensive domestic stamps. 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 orphans of active army soldiers.” 1904

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

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

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

Bring ideas to the masses, be a mouthpiece for bright and significant events. Almost immediately after their appearance, brands “stepped up” to serve public interests. In 1904, during the Russo-Japanese War, by order of the Imperial Women's Patriotic Society, a series of stamps was issued with an allowance of 3 kopecks for the needs of orphans in the active army. Stamps were also used to raise funds during the First World War - for the wounded and families of the dead. These stamps depicted recognizable views and monuments of Moscow and St. Petersburg.

The special issue celebrated 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 the stamps from famous royal portraits were made by artists Ivan Bilibin, Evgeniy Lanceray and Richard Zarins.

New power - new brands

"Hand with a sword cutting a chain." The first postage stamp of Soviet Russia, made according to a sketch by Richard Zarins. 1918

"Aspidka" ("Slate-blue airship"). Rare USSR postage stamp 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 Zarins 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 brings a new illustration in philately.

In the Soviet Union, images on stamps became a kind of chronicle of political life in the country. For example, a 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, and font - even more catchy and readable than on the poster, because the brand is several times smaller.

Industrialization and airships, portraits of leaders and milestones in the development of statehood - like the adoption of the country's Constitution. Artists often worked on a common theme with entire creative teams. The philatelic series gained particular popularity: “Airship Engineering”, “Philately for Children”, “Nations of the USSR”... During the war years, stamps were dedicated to military units and war heroes; during peacetime, the topics were very different: from Nordic combined to the flavored series “Gifts of Nature” .

The art of graphic miniatures

Postage stamp from the series “History of the Russian Fleet”. "Battleship Potemkin." 1972

Postage stamp “10 years of MOPR”, created according to a sketch by Fyodor Fedorovsky. 1932

Postage stamp for the birthday of composer Dmitry Shostakovich. 1976

“History of the Russian Fleet” is one of the most famous series in postal miniatures. The author Vasily Zavyalov made his first drawing for the brand 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 creative success requires “a steady hand, a sharp eye and loyalty to nature.” These qualities are especially relevant when working on such a small picture.

Fyodor Fedorovsky also created postage stamps. One of the miniature works of the main artist of the Bolshoi Theater and the author of the project for ruby ​​stars on the Kremlin towers is the design of the postage stamp “10 years of MOPR” (International Organization for Assistance to Fighters of the Revolution).

Creating a brand is like a kind of test of professionalism. Graphic artist Vladislav Koval, while studying at the Moscow Printing Institute, decided to write home to Dhaudzhikau 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 commemorative birthday stamp

Elena Kandakova

Expensive Colleagues, I think that many of you have been involved at least once in your life or someone is currently involved in some kind of collecting. My hobby as a child 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 an album, in a secluded place. Maybe they would still be lying there now if not for an accident.

One family was moving to another city for permanent residence, and they brought an album with stamps to our group. - “It’s somehow a pity to throw it away, to take an extra load with you, and you and your children will look at it. In general, we pass on our collection for you». I thanked her for the gift, wished her a safe 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 some of them will be in the future collector».

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

« Collecting postage and other stamps, postal signs are 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 penny. The stamp featured 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 introducing a convenient and uniform method of payment for postal correspondence for everyone - a sign indicating the price of the postal service, stuck on the envelope.

By 1857, stamps were already 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 issued 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 coat of arms was the emblem of the postal department, which still exists today - two crossed postal horns. Around the central part of the picture there was an oval frame in which the inscription was placed "Postage Stamp" And “10 kopecks. 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 enthusiast grade G. Erpen. It means in translation from 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 to my story with great interest and expressed their thoughts and assumptions. We found out and discussed how to handle the album, stamps, and learned the rules for examining stamps. It also became clear during our conversation that some people also have stamps at home. We decided, with the consent and help of our parents, to replenish our collection of new brands. My stamps were also useful. We arranged all the stamps we brought into sections, it turned out impressive collection.

We invite you to look at 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 the album with stamps. With your help, my children and I developed an interest in collecting stamps! And I remembered my childhood hobby!

POSITION

about the competition for

"The best drawing of a New Year's postage stamp"

This provision defines the goals, procedure and regulations of the competition.

1. Goals and objectives of the competition

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

1.2.The objectives of the Competition are:

Development of children’s cognitive interest in the topic “History of Postal Services (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;

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 jury include kindergarten teachers: Isaeva Irina Eduardovna, Shishkova Alla Nikolaevna, Poggio Natalya Vasilievna, Kotelnikova Galina Nikolaevna.

3. Procedure for holding the competition

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

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

3.3. Competition nominations:

- “Best New Year’s stamp” (for children of primary preschool age);

- “Best New Year’s stamp” (for children of senior preschool age).

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

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

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

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

4. Dates and place of the competition.

4.1. The competition is held from December 7, 2015 to December 18, 2015 in SP DS No. 696, GBOU School No. 1381. The deadline for submitting works is December 18, 2015.

5. Summing up the results of the Competition

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

5.2. All competition entries will participate in the decoration of the kindergarten for the New Year. The stamp exhibition will be presented in one of the schools in complex No. 1381.

5.3. Children's works and the results of the competition will be posted on the standard website of the preschool institution in the “Education”\ “Competitions, festivals, promotions, projects” section.

5.3. The winners of the Competition are awarded certificates.

RESULTS OF THE COMPETITION BY 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 from all kindergarten groups took an active part in the competition. 21 works were submitted for the competition.

The evaluation of competition works was carried out by age groups and consisted of the sum of the estimates of all jury members.

We congratulate all the winners and participants of the competition and wish them good luck and creative success!

In the USSR, scented stamps and rare samples cost 700 thousand dollars. The portal "Culture.RF", the Federal Communications Agency and JSC "Marka" talk about the history of domestic philatelic rarities.

First stamps

Stamp of the Russian Empire, first issue. 1857

The first Russian postage stamp was officially put into circulation on January 1, 1858, although it took two months for them to reach post offices. The design 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 coat of arms - a double-headed eagle; underneath it was the emblem of the postal department - two crossed postal horns (today - the international symbol of postal services). Around the central part of the picture is an oval frame in which the inscriptions “Postage stamp” and “10 kopecks” were placed. per lot."

Moscow Society of Postage 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 the meetings, members of the society discussed new brands, reviewed thematic magazines and exchanged doublets.

First commemorative series

Postage stamp of the series “300 years of the House of Romanov”, 7 kopecks.

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

The rarest domestic brands

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. The second rarity is a black stamp on yellow paper, issued in 1869 by the Kotelnichesky Zemstvo Administration of the Vyatka province. This miniature consisted of two parts - a stamp and a registration card. To date, not a single complete 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 introduced the first postal cards - “open letters” - into circulation. On each such card there was a signature: “The Post Office is not responsible for the contents of the letter.” This date is considered in our country the birthday of the marked postcard (over time they became illustrated).

Mark equal to a silver coin

Stamps-money, 15 kopecks.

In 1915–1917, 11 stamps were in circulation on very thick paper, without glue. The text on the back read: “It has the same circulation as a silver coin” and “It has the same circulation as a copper coin.” These stamps were also used to pay for postal correspondence.

Stamps of the RSFSR, USSR and Russian Federation

Postage stamp of Richard Zarins, 35 kopecks.

The first postage stamps of the RSFSR appeared in circulation in 1918. On them, the artist Richards Zarins depicted a hand with a sword cutting a chain. A blue stamp cost 35 kopecks, a brown one - 70 kopecks. In the Soviet Union, stamps came 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 artist Georgy Pashkov. On January 14, 1992, the first stamps of the Russian Federation entered postal circulation. 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, the USSR issued two stamps on an unusual material - aluminum foil. Postal miniature “To the stars! Spaceship in Flight” was dedicated to the XXII Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. In 2001–2003, stamps and postal blocks were issued in Russia, part of the design of which was embossed in gold. These are the stamps “State Symbols”, “300 Years of St. Petersburg” and “Carriages”.