The Story of Stamp Collecting
In short: Philately originated from the 1840 introduction of the Penny Black in Great Britain, a reform by Sir Rowland Hill to simplify complex postal rates through a prepaid, uniform system.
A 2:01 short film in the series “The Collector's Mind”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: The Postal Museum, “The first ever stamp: the Penny Black - The Postal Museum”; National Postal Museum, “U.S. Postal Stamps”; UPU, “Titre”; Cambridge Core, “Free Market Metaphor: The Historical Dynamics of Stamp Collecting | Comparative Studies in Society and History | Cambridge Core”.
Sources used in this film
- The Postal Museum — The first ever stamp: the Penny Black - The Postal Museum · View →
- National Postal Museum — U.S. Postal Stamps · View →
- UPU — Titre · View →
- Cambridge Core — Free Market Metaphor: The Historical Dynamics of Stamp Collecting | Comparative Studies in Society and History | Cambridge Core · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: The Postal Museum: The first ever stamp: the Penny Black - The Postal Museum
- Also: National Postal Museum: U.S. Postal Stamps
- Also: UPU: Titre
- Also: Cambridge Core: Free Market Metaphor: The Historical Dynamics of Stamp Collecting | Comparative Studies in Society and History | Cambridge Core
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