What is the philatelist doing?

The philatelicist is a person who studies or collects grades. This term is most often used to indicate postage collectors, but can refer to any person concerning the field of grades, including stamps used for taxes and purposes other than postage. Filaly dates back to the first postage stamps released in England in 1840; The term "philatelist" was created in the 60s of the 20th century. Many philatelists specialize in signs of specific design, type or history. If the recipient could not or would not pay for a letter, it was returned, which caused a loss for a postal service that has already invested the time and shipping costs for its delivery. The stamps have included liability for delivery costs for the sender and guaranteed that postal services will be paid for their efforts. Most of the stamps were specialized works of art and often included historical details about the publishing nation, so that fans were soon attracted to the interests of art, history or government. FieldFilaly has grown to include virtually any postal memorabilia. In 1996, it estimated that the US Postal Service was more than half a million dedicated stamp collectors in the United States.

The philatelist does not always correspond to the potentially prejudices of the collectors of the grades. For example, a historian or an archivist who studies stamps for a museum or postal service is also a philatelist. Some philatelists specialize in postcards, post office ramps, stationery or non -non -do not like stamps called the "Cinderella" of philatelists. Others collect or study stamps used by authorities that are not postal, such as tobacco products or government licenses.

The government around the world issues thousands of stamps every year. Rather than trying to collect them all, the philatelist can focus on the topic of special interest. For example, polar philatelists collect signs issued or postalStamp in world polar regions. Other philatelists focus on stamps from specific countries or time periods or on displaying certain objects such as animals or famous writers. The island of Pitcairn, a small British territory on the remote island of the Pacific, is an essential part of its annual budget from philatelists who want its rare grades.