What is Stamp Collecting
It’s surprising just how often the question, “What is Stamp Collecting?” is asked. This seems to request a more thorough answer than the obvious. Of course, stamp collecting is the act of collecting stamps. (Remember the last time you got away with giving a definition like that…2nd grade, maybe?) Often, it seems, that the real question is related to the...
Who was Stephen I
Millenary of the birth of Saint Stephen, first king of Hungary Hungary, 3Ft | Scott #2033 | Issued August 19, 1970There are those in our hobby who believe that stamp collectors merely accumulate and organize old postage stamps, whereas philatelists use stamps to better understand global history and cultures. Assuming that distinction has any validity, then there must be a...
