Beatles fanatics might be excited to hear that John Lennon's 'lost album' is set to go on display - but this particular collection has nothing to do with music. The Liverpool-born pop star's childhood ...
The number of Indian stamps in the collection were almost thrice the number of stamps of other countries, although the fewer foreign stamps created a niche for themselves by coming in triangular, ...
Dedicated stamp collectors usually have implausible dreams. For example, to find, among a grandparent’s love letters, an envelope with an airplane printed upside down. Or, in a flea market in Athens a ...
From philately and numismatics to book collecting birding and phillumeny these engaging pursuits blend learning leisure and ...
The first stamp was issued in 1840, the penny black. The penny red replaced it in 1841. In 1864 Georges Herpin coined the the term "philately" which replaced previous terms for a collector of stamps.