In today’s world of text messaging and email, sending a letter through the mail seems rather old-fashioned.
However, plenty of people still use the Postal Service. In the US, postal employees delivered 160 billion pieces of mail last year.
In order to send a first-class letter, all you need is a 46-cent stamp. Some people are so fascinated by postage stamps that they become involved in philately (see definition below).
In fact, there are people around the world who collect stamps as a hobby. There are no age requirements, and some collectors begin as children and continue throughout their lives.
Most philatelists collect stamps for fun, but some look for valuable stamps with interesting histories. A few extremely rare stamps have been sold for more than $1 million.
If you’d like to learn some cool vocabulary words related to philately, go to the American Philatelic Society’s website at http://stamps.org/Vocabulary
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PHILATELY: The collecting or study of stamps.
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