Q: The more centered the stamp is inside the white perforation border, the better. You want the stamp to have an overall balanced, neat look. Stamp gum is the glue that sticks the stamp onto paper. You'll want the gum to be as perfect as possible, with no skips or heavy creases. A stamp hinge is a small, transparent piece of folded paper coated in mild adhesive, sometimes glued on the back of a stamp and used to attach it to an album page. A stamp hinge will make the stamp-less valuable, even after it's been removed. If your stamp has a stamp hinge attached, call a stamp dealer or expert before attempting to pull it off on your own, as you could damage the stamp further. Perforations are the small holes punched along the edges of a stamp that help you peel it away from the sheet. Some stamps will have more perforations or larger circles, but what matters most is that they have full teeth and clean holes. If a stamp has been used, it will be stamped with a cancellation mark over the design. The heavier the cancellation mark, the lower the value of your stamp; you want to make sure it doesn't blot or cover the stamp's design. You want your stamp's design to be bright and vibrant. Fading color can be caused by things like sunlight or artificial light, dirt, pollution, or skin oils. Based on the centering of the stamp design and the heaviness of the cancellation mark, you'll be able to get an idea of the stamp grade. There are a few possibilities for grade: poor, average, fine, very fine, and superb (mint condition). Essentially, the worse the centering of the design and the heavier the cancellation mark on the stamp, the closer to a "poor" grade it will receive. Superb grades are quite rare, since the stamp must be perfect in all aspects. You don't want to risk damaging the stamp by pulling it off or cutting it away. Sometimes an old, used stamp on an envelope with a special cancellation will have a higher value than the stamp would have unused and unattached. Ask an expert at a stamp show or get a professional appraisal to see if the stamp should be removed.
A: Judge the centering of the design. Turn the stamp over and look at the gum. Check for a stamp hinge. Look at the neatness of the perforations. Look for a cancellation mark. Evaluate the stamp's coloring. Determine the stamp grade. Leave the stamp on its envelope if it's still attached.

Q: Fantasy stories can include a lot of twists and turns, so outlining the general direction of the story can be helpful. Use bullet points to draft the order of the main events in your story. This makes it far quicker and easy to write out your story. You can use headings and subheadings to help break up your outline. Headings are traditionally marked by Roman numerals and subheadings are marked by lower case letters or numbers. For example, "I. Introduce Ramona, a. Ramona is in the fields working, b. She is interrupted by the spirit of her Aunt Jean." Introduce the central problem early on in your story, as this helps to propel your hero into the conflict and eventually allows them to overcome it. For example, Katniss Everdeen volunteers as tribute in the beginning of Hunger Games and Buffy Summers realizes she has to accept her duty as slayer when her friends are attacked by vampires.. In many fantasy stories, the character leaving home is the turning point. Maybe your character needs to go on a journey. For example, your character could receive news that their mother, who lives in another country, is ill. She has to travel across a desert, smuggling the medicine that's banned in their mother's home across the border. Each event in the story should help to develop your hero. Use each event and conflict to test your hero's strengths, skills, and special talents. These skills will eventually be used to help overcome the villain. Pay attention to how this occurs in your favourite fantasy stories. What trials and tribulations does Harry Potter face that help him accept his destiny as the boy who lived? How does Katniss come to accept she has to lead the revolution? Script multiple mini-conflicts in the lead up to the climax to test your character's strength and helping her use her skills and powers. For example, your character may have to deal with rival smugglers when she attempts to steal medicine. Create a climax for your story. This normally includes the hero overcoming the villain. Try to tie up emotional loose ends as well, as your audiences will want to see characters grow emotionally during the progression of the story. For example, your character may be reunited with their parents and thus be healed of their abandonment issues. A fantasy story can have a happy or sad ending. You can end with the hero winning or losing. You can also end with a partial victory where some evil has been defeated, but there are still unresolved conflicts. This can be particularly useful if you want to write a sequel, as there will still be challenges left for your hero to face.
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Outline your story to help you craft it accurately. Introduce the central problem. Develop the hero's story with mini-conflicts. Choose an appropriate ending to finish your story.