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By the middle of the twentieth century, hundreds of stamp clubs had formed throughout the United States, often affiliated with large organizations, such as the American Philatelic Society or the American Topical Association. Many published their own scholarly articles or journals, while others advertised in the journals of larger philatelic ...
Henry G. Lapham, Grand Award at the 1936 Third International Philatelic Exhibition [11] H. Dormer Legge; Alfred Lichtenstein [12] James Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford, formed massive philatelic library [13] George Ward Linn, founder of Linn's Weekly Stamp News; Robson Lowe, "father of postal history" [14] John Luff [13]
Philately (/ f ɪ ˈ l æ t əl i /; fih-LAT-ə-lee) is the study of postage stamps and postal history. It also refers to the collection and appreciation of stamps and other philatelic products. [1] While closely associated with stamp collecting and the study of postage, it is possible to be a philatelist without owning any stamps. [2]
This is a list of entities that have issued postage stamps at some point since stamps were introduced in 1840. The list includes any kind of governmental entity or officially approved organisation that has issued distinctive types of stamp for postal purposes. These include post offices in foreign countries and postal services organised by ...
Stamp collecting is generally accepted as one of the areas that make up the wider subject of philately, which is the study of stamps. A philatelist may, but does not have to, collect stamps. It is not uncommon for the term philatelist to be used to mean a stamp collector. Many casual stamp collectors accumulate stamps for sheer enjoyment and ...
The FIP promotes stamp collecting and philately. The FIP works to promote philately in developing countries, in Asia and in industrialised countries, where it appears to be stagnating. [1] It coordinates contact between philatelic organisations in different countries. [2] Every year the FIP provides patronage to a number of major stamp ...
International Philatelic Exhibition, City Art Gallery, Manchester, 29 June-5 July 1899; International Philatelic Exhibition, Caxton Hall, Westminster, 23 May-1 June 1906; Jubilee International Stamp Exhibition, Royal Horticultural Hall, London, 14–19 October 1912; London International Stamp Exhibition, Royal Horticultural Hall, London, 14 ...
A Century of Stamp Production (1952) Basic Philately: The art and craft of stamp making (1952) Forged Stamps of Two World Wars (1954) Fundamentals of Philately (edited by David Lidman, serialized in The American Philatelist 1954–1963; first published in five separate sections beginning in 1958 then in complete book form 1971. The 1990 edition ...