Oh, yes…philately! I got into stamp collecting in a similar fashion as postcard collecting and around the same time. I began collecting stamps featuring writers and poets and soon began to develop a more broad appreciation of stamps in general.
Mythology and classical antiquity are other subjects I like, and I’ve come across some wonderful stamps related to these topics. Future stamp-collecting themes might include saints and/or cathedrals, castles, and particular historical eras and events.
In addition to collecting by topic, I also like to collect stamps I simply find especially beautiful. Most often it seems I like engraved stamps the most; stamps printed in one or two colors can display an incredible combination of simplicity and intricacy.
Stamps are a wonderful way to learn about any number of topics…postal history, individual countries, art and design, and an almost endless variety of topics represented on stamps.
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I’ve been slow in adding to these stamp pages, but I plan to add scans of more stamps in the future.