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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Trebellianus, post: 3585658, member: 91569&quot;]Much obliged to you for this. Philately has hardly covered itself in glory in the past few decades, between the torrent of new issues from every postal authority and some ill-considered flirtations with faddishness and &quot;investment potential&quot;, but it remains a fascinating hobby with a long, distinguished past (and hopefully some kind of future).</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d say it offers <i>far</i> more historical and aesthetic appeal than a world-coins collection from 1840 onwards would, and for rather less money (at least to begin with).</p><p><br /></p><p>I think stamp collecting is held back rather considerably by a weak online presence; the difficulty in obtaining historical background information; and the fact that collecting and discussion tends to incline towards the &quot;advanced&quot; double-die-Morgan-Dollar end of the spectrum. Coin collecting has philately quite decisively beaten on all these fronts. Philately has so much on offer for the beginner and the generalist, but it&#039;s rather hard to perceive that, perhaps.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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