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Message:: [QUOTE="clembo, post: 286738, member: 8033"]Nickelman pretty much hit it on the head with this one. The U.S. Mint is seeming to emulate stamps to an extent and that's what's killing stamps. One of my local coin dealers is also very knowledgable on stamps. He has told me on MANY occasions that stamp collectors are literally dying out. A damn shame too.Theser are people that picked up new designs as they came out. Of course they didn't have designs like Elvis' dog playing frisbee (just made that one up for dramatic effect). I buy stamps from him at times. The old "ya gotta lick em" type for 90% face. Talking perfectly good stamps here and I use them on envelopes cuz it's cheaper than the post office. I know a lot of people that do this. I've sold stamps on occasion and have also bought First Day Covers in bulk for a quarter each. Sell them at times with a starting bid of 99 cents. Depending on theme I may get no bids, one bid or in some cases $15. Am I knocking stamps? NO WAY! I think they're cool - especially the older stuff. Bottom line is I don't feel the collector base is there and the USPS is VERY much to blame. It's already happening with the U.S. Mint unfortunately.[/QUOTE]