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• n  the collection and study of postage stamps

• Hind's Mauritius cover, bearing a tuppenny and a one-penny Mauritius stamp, is considered philately's most valuable item, worth $50,000 at least.
• In past years if one was an authority on philately, owned an outstanding stamp collection, he had only the value of his albums and the knowledge of his own virtue to console him .
• Merino's passions include philately and anti-Marxism.

• stamp collecting
• stamp collection

News & Articles

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• The Stamp Worth More Than A Private Jet
  In this digital world, you could be forgiven for thinking stamp collecting a very antiquated hobby. But you would be mistaken, because philately is still very popular and has the potential to be as lucrative as art. The latest case in point is a stamp that you are unlikely to have heard about unless you’re
  May 5, 2014 - The Inquisitr

Quotes

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• Nicolas Sarkozy in BBC News
  In a letter to the federation, Mr Sarkozy said: "I share your passion for stamps and philately. I have been a stamp collector since I was a young boy - this hobby is an opening to the world, to history and great events. I'm still sure that philately...
• Yevgeny Yevtushenko in Moscow News
  Philately is an interesting kind of investment because it allows you to combine business and pleasure,Sergei Yevtushenko, executive director of the Russian Union of Philatelists, said in an interview at the union's office on Tverskaya Ulitsa.