Philatelist Vs Stamp Collector

Revstampman,
That's part of my point! It shouldn't matter!
The basic definition of a Philatelist is a collector and/or student of postage stamps.
One person can collect stamps and never read, look up, investigate, study on any of them. But simply revel in their beauty and interest and the satisfaction it brings to them.
Another could read & study literture on the subject yet never collect stamps for them selves.
Maybe for those whom wish to, we could create classes for collectors.
P1 could be a collector whom collects stamps off of mail sent to them and friends
and stores them in a box.
P2 buys from the PO and has an album to mount them into.
P3 buys collections from other and lets them sit.

I could go on but it seems so silly!

Does it matter if you're a Philatelist or a Stamp Collector ? Not really. We all both at some point.

a little obsessive...."I'm still sorting stamps dear, you run along. Enjoy our Anniversary dinner won't you " !

a little compulsive...."I booked a flight to the big stamp show dear. Didn't I tell you ? Bye"

Definitely out of your mind...."Darling, I'm making ravioli. Do you want 13 or 14 perfs ?"

After all, we find joy in accumulating little scraps of paper......Were we the first recyclists !!



Londonbus1.....Collects stamps in a Philatelic sort of way

Great line, Londonbus

Good discussion guys, I particularly like warehouse's description/comments. We are all on a voyage of discovery; we're just at different way-points on the journey.

at Michael.

Tomorrow is my anniversary. I think I'll try your line to see if I die or only seriously injured.

Part of my being a stamp collector is my ability to impose absolute control over my collection. I don't have that option in many areas of my life, if any.

Swabbie, I never looked at it that way ! I think the stamps have control over me ..its funny we talk about collecting little bits of paper..but when I read "the worlds greatest stampcollectors" these guys were incredibly wealthy..certainly not stupid...and they were obsessed with possessing the worlds rarest STAMPS !

I am definitely a collector of stamps, also of coins, seashells,
old-old books, rocks, etc etc

To enjoy life is to give in to one's particular curiosity

It just seems I see a lot of things I get curious about

This is a great topic

I guess I consider myself a little of both <G>.

To a degree, I like the history behind any given stamp or set. However, as it has been stated earlier, the catalogue can quite often be enough.

Having said all this, let me take it a step further if I may?

As far as research is concerned, would the majority of you agree that this would be a neccessity ONLY if you are exhibiting?

Most of my exhibits have been postal history in nature with the odd one of stamps. I collect the Canadian Centennial issues, Canadian Admiral issues and the British Machin stamps. Here, I would think that the history and technical information would be a mustTo a degree I mean.

Cheers

Bujutsu

Stamp collecting as well as any other forms of collecting from sports cards, to antique furniture or cars, all in all, it stems from our human nature need that's known as "Nesting".

The need to keep objects is what's important to one's personal self image, history & self worth, how one see's themselves and how they fit into the society around them.

great insight warrehouse never thought of it that way, I do agree

This gentleman, a Fellow of the Royal Society
considers us all "collectors"
I think "collectors" accumulate, and philatelists study, neither would exist happily without the other.

Anyhow, this is what he had to say:

TYPES OF COLLECTORS

In "The Sydney View" 1976 Mr Edward J. Garrard F.R.P.S.L. makes
these comments on the various types of members to be found in
societies these days (in which category do YOU belong?):
As a member of a number of philatelic societies and clubs in
Australia and overseas I have become very sympathetic with those
people responsible for the preparation of the annual syllabus or
programme of displayers. Memberships are made up of many people
with varying tastes and reactions.

There are the CONSERVATIVES who want only Certain areas of
fields of collecting;

the Snobs or'BIGOTS who will not endure stamps or postal history
after 1880;

the TOLERANT WHO DOES NOT MIND looking at fringe
philately but who will not participate in it himself;

the MODERN who has no interest in philatelic items issued prior to
1950 or the

OPEN MINDED collector who is always tolerant and is prepared to
commend every aspect of the hobby so long as there is an indiaction
of real personal effort and progress thus keeping such "aspect" within
the philatelic ambit.

There should be room on every program for all sections of the broad
range of the hobby and full tolerance by those who collect from either
the restricted or liberal viewpoint.

DESPISE NOT, NOR NEGLECT, THE OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN
KNOWLEDGE.

LOL

Well put Rod.

I believe all aspects of philately should have respect and that is also true for all eras as well, whether we collect them or not.

Cheers

Bujutsu