Recently, the Karnataka Postal Circle officials had announced the sale of 8,000 passports including 3,500 in Bengaluru and 1,500 each in three districts. In July, when the philately passports were up ...

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The charm of letter writing is fading away, but philately, once perceived as a hobby, no longer remains just a collectors’ delight. Stamps known for their antique value and history are now being ...

We are all familiar with the decades long debate about the future of philately or lack thereof. The standard refrain is that we must get more children involved in the hobby. This is a noble sentiment, ...

The first stamp was issued in 1840, the penny black. The penny red replaced it in 1841. In 1864 Georges Herpin coined the the term "philately" which replaced previous terms for a collector of stamps.

Vedant Sukhani — from the family of the oldest philatelic dealers in India — holds forth on the business of stamp collecting There are hobbies, and then there are the hobbies. Marked by that distinct, ...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Postal Circle has released 10 Permanent Pictorial Cancellations featuring the state’s cultural landmarks and tourist destinations for the first time on a single occasion, using ...

Open Philately is a great opportunity for collectors to show their philatelic material and give it a personal touch Open Philately is a great opportunity for collectors to show their philatelic ...