International organizations of philatelists discourage the practice, not wanting collectors to be discouraged by floods of stamps which will never have any rarity value.
Since 1975 he was also a true philatelist who mounted his collection artistically and with informative explanations on sheets of his own design.
He may therefore be called one of the first philatelists.
His work has become an essential reference for philatelists interested in stamps of the nineteenth century.
He was a prominent philatelist and published a book on the subject.
We have certainly received many congratulations and almost no complaints, not only from philatelists and others in this country but from people all over the world.
It would obviously be wrong if we were to issue stamps purely and simply to satisfy the philatelists, but we have a number of special issues which commemorate important events.
I happen to be a philatelist.
