Stamp collecting has long surpassed the boundaries of a simple hobby. It brings together history, geography, culture, art, and an appreciation for the finest details. For anyone who approaches philately seriously, tools are just as important as the stamps them...

Maximaphilia is a special field of philately that deals with the study and creation of maxicards. It is recognized by the International Philatelic Federation (FIP) and, as one of the directions in philately, is monitored by a specialized FIP commission.   A ma...

A first day cover or FDC is an envelope bearing a stamp or stamps destroyed on the date on which the stamp was validated for postal use with a first day (official, special) stamp for the issue or dated by the place of validation. In Bulgaria, stamps are tradit...

If you are an experienced stamp collector, you have probably come across a brown stamp that should actually be orange according to the stamp catalog. Unfortunately, you have not discovered a printing error that would make the stamp worth thousands of dollars. ...