The Shrinking World of the Stamp Collector

Now Champion Stamp, on 54th Street between Ninth and Tenth Avenues, is the only street level stamp store remaining in New York City. On the more expensive end of the stamp collecting spectrum are New York auction houses like Cherrystone Philatelic Auctioneers – philately being the study of stamps and postal history – Siegel Auction Galleries, and auctioneers who deal in stamps and antique letter covers. “There are no stamp stores to go to, so [collectors] gravitate towards Ebay instead of bidding in auctions… you have to sell online,“ he said.

Source: themidtowngazette.com