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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 ...
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]
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 ...
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]
This is a list of philatelic bureaus across the world. In philately , a philatelic bureau is the part of a national postal administration that sells philatelic items to stamp collectors , tourists and stamp dealers .
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 ...
Hans Reiche (28 November 1914 – 30 September 2000) [1] was an electrical engineer and philatelist who became a world authority on Canadian stamps. Life [ edit ]
Many artists have had the same work appear on different U.S. postages stamps and many artists have had multiple works appear on U.S. postage stamps. The list does not include artists who were commissioned by the U.S. Post Office Department (or its successor, the United States Postal Service) to specifically create artwork for a postage stamp.