My favorite hobby is stamp collecting its a collecting of postage stamps and related objects, have you tried it?
No how does it work?
Well you search for new postage stamps, it proved to be an almost perfect hobby for collectors because there was a never ending stream of new stamps
What are they used for?
Many casual stamp collectors accumulate stamps for sheer enjoyment, its also really relaxing, and interesting to have stamps from all around the world
Yes tell me more
They are often are often collected for their historical value and geographical aspects, i have a lot of stamps from Asia, India is really interesting
What's the history of postage stamp usage?
Stamp collecting
Stamp collecting is the collecting of postage stamps and related objects. It is related to philately, which is the study of stamps. It has been one of the world's most popular hobbies since the late nineteenth century with the rapid growth of the postal service, as a never-ending stream of new stamps was produced by countries that sought to advertise their distinctiveness through their stamps.
Collecting.
Stamp collecting is generally accepted as one of the areas that make up the wider subject of philately, which
and before it had become a rage".
Women stamp collectors date from the earliest days of postage stamp collecting. One of the earliest was Adelaide Lucy Fenton who wrote articles in the 1860s for the journal "The Philatelist" under the name Herbert Camoens.
As the hobby and study of stamps began to grow, stamp albums and stamp related literature began to surface, and by the early 1880s publishers like Stanley Gibbons made a business out of this advent.
Children and teenagers were early collectors of stamps in the