Hello, I forgot to mention thatI started collecting stamps when I was about his age but that was so long ago, we had to wait for the Pony Express to arrive to see what new stamps were out. Don't know what happened to my collection. But anyway, there used to be a company called H G Harris or something like that where you can get starter kits, stamps on approval, etc. They used to have lots of older stamps from all over the world and older US stamps as well. Just a thought for his birthday. (Mine is the day after Halloween) Bill