Philatelic Stamp Care and Preservation
Click HERE to learn why there is more than one P in Philately
The other 4 P's are: Paper, Plastic, Precipitation (humidity), and Photons (light)
The stamps below illustrate damage that the 4 P's can inflict on your stamps, art, or other collectibles. Click HERE to learn more.
Before or after visiting this site, you can get a quick visual summary of the information presented on its pages by clicking 
on Plastic and Visible Light. These two links will take you to photos of experiments that were conducted and that illustrate the type of damage that your collections may be subject from exposure to the 4 P's,
