Stamp Collecting as a Hobby – The Australian Philatelic Society Inc.

Is it true that stamp collecting is the biggest hobby in the world?

Posted on Saturday 25 April 2015 by

This is quite a difficult question to quantify, for the hobby transcends all people, professions and nationalities. Australia Post has some 230,000 people on its mailing list for the Philatelic Bulletin. The American Philatelic Society has some 75,000 members; the …

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Definitioner

Hobby

Things we like to do in our leisure time.

Philatelic

The collection and study of postage stamps, Postmarks, and related materials; stamp collecting.

Philately

Philately is the study of revenue and postage stamps. This includes the design, production and uses of stamps after they are authorized for issue, usually by government authorities, the most common one being postal authorities. Although many equate it with stamp collecting, it is a distinct activity. For instance, philatelists will study extremely rare stamps without expecting to own copies of them, whether because of cost, or because the sole survivors are in museums. Conversely, stamp collecting is the acquisition of stamps, at times without regard for origin or usage.

Revenues

Revenues are stamps representing the prepayment or payment of various taxes. Revenues are affixed to official documents and to merchandise. Some stamps, including many issues of the British Commonwealth, are inscribed "Postage and Revenue'' and were available for either use. Such issues are usually worth less fiscally canceled than postally used. In some cases, revenues have been used provisionally as postage stamps.

Thematics

Thematics is concerned with the collection of stamps or Covers relating to a specific topic. The topic is expanded by careful inquiry and is presented as a logical story.

Is it true that stamp collecting is the biggest hobby in the world?

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