I sometimes collect stamps. Do you?
That is something I've never done, although it has been one of the world's most popular hobbies since the late 19th century.
Are there any stamps in particular that have a lot of meaning?
Well, they are usually collected for their historical value but also for the subjects on them, such as ships, horses, birds, even kings, queens and presidents.
Neat! Is there anything else cool you can tell me about stamps?
stamp-issuing governments (properly known as counterfeits). ""Fake"" is used to indicate the alteration of a genuine stamp to make it appear as something else. Fakes might refer to cancellations, overprints, added or clipped perforations, stamp design alterations, etc." Although some philatelists stick to precise definitions of these terms, one should not assume that this is the case with every writer. A variation is forgeries produced to defraud members of the public who are buying stamps for legitimate uses, essentially a form
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