Fine Stamps on Approval - Since 1987 - Dealer Member APS

The term philately, pronounced "fih-LAT-ul-ee", was first used in 1864 by Georges Herpin, an avid collector of stamps. The word is a translation of the Greek words philos (“love”) and ateleia ("that which is tax-free”). This phrase was intended to be a reference to the fact that postage stamp permitted the letter to come free of charge to the recipient.

Wilton Stamp Company

"Stamp Collecting dispels boredom, enlarges our vision, broadens our knowledge, makes us better citizens and in innumerable ways,

enriches our lives"

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt