| The hero of philately became an immortal, but all he really invented was the idea of the glue on the back. |
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| A keen coin and stamp collector as well as a dealer in rare stamps and ancient coins, he avers that philately has become a rich-man's hobby. |
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| A philately workshop was also arranged to train children in this dying art. |
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| In an effort to popularise philately, the bureau has made provisions for a thematic display of stamps of members of the club. |
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| Ever since the first postage stamp, the Penny Black, was released, philately has enthralled both the young and the old. |
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| History of bibliophily reaches back to ancient times, while philately came into existence in the second half of the 19th century. |
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| However, he rues that the increased denomination of stamps has now made philately an expensive proposition. |
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| While in charge of the post office, he would send the choicest new stamps to leaders who had an interest in philately. |
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| Its museums have wide appeal, championing everything from agriculture and aviation to philately and photography. |
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| As usual, the Pays-d'Enhaut's philately club will be playing an active part in the International Balloon Festival. |
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| Stamp issued by Belgium on September 29, 1979, to promote youth and philately, showing Tintin as a philatelist. |
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| Quentin, young philatelist makes us discover the philately via several topics for our greatest pleasure. |
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| Ask any philately company and they will show you stamps with the name Vardaska. |
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| Here is a selection of the most important fonds and collections, from official and private sources, dealing with philately and postal history. |
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| This database on Canadian philately provides access to the 3 volume publication Canadian Philately: Bibliography and Index by Cimon Morin. |
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| The National Library of Canada then transferred its international collection of books about philately to the museum. |
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| One of the most curious aspects in the world of sports philately is the one dealing with Pierre de Coubertin. |
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| Though he started philately as a hobby during his school days and collected many stamps, lack of penpals plus adequate finances prevented him from pursuing it vigorously. |
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| A counter was also set up so that interested children could buy new stamps and other philately material to begin their journey into stamp collecting. |
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| The exhibition will have a philately counter facilitating the cancellation and sale of special covers featuring the Indian elephant and Nilgiri tahr. |
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| The lowly stamp hinge should really be enshrined in every stamp club the world over, for it is likely that philately would never have amounted to much without it. |
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| The effect on the philately market is even more pronounced than for other collectibles. |
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| Otherwise there would be a heavy and unacceptable burden placed on the postal sector to identify and separate philately purchases from other over-the-counter stamp purchases. |
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| In the world of philately, collection by themes is very widespread and sport is one of the themes which has also developed, given its ancientness and its growing importance with time. |
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| You will find an extensive part of thematical philately, as well as a rich offer of stamps, covers and postal stationaries from Germany, Europe and Overseas. |
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| And philately overlaps deltiology, the collecting of picture postcards, boxes of which can be found in antiques stores, the more downscale the better. |
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| He said that PPF in collaboration with Pakistan Philately Association would commercially leverage philately business. |
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| Fellowships are awarded for overseas study of specialized subjects, such as international mails, philately, and, in particular, instructor training. |
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| All documents dealing with postal services and philately. |
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| There are nevertheless other aspects to philately. |
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| This collection includes a variety of documents such as monographs, specialized catalogues, brochures and series on philately, as well as numerous works about the history of Canadian and international postal services. |
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| The philatelic library consists of some 20 000 publications including nearly all the printed material available about philately and the history of postal service in Canada, as well as an important international collection. |
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| The philatelic collections, which bring together nearly one million items, include stamps and archival documents on philately and the postal service primarily acquired from Canada Post and private individuals. |
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| Just goes to show that philately will not necessarily get you everywhere. |
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| Philately has undergone a transformation over the years, as young philatelists are more keen on thematic stamps. |
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| Philately is the collection and study of postage stamps, postmarks, and related materials. |
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