What is Postal history, definition and meaning

What is Postal history, definition and meaning

Postal history is the study of postal systems and how they operate and, or, the study of the use of postage stamps and covers and associated postal artifacts illustrating historical episodes in the development of postal systems. The term is attributed to Robson Lowe, a professional philatelist, stamp dealer and stamp auctioneer, who made the first organised study of the subject in the 1930s and described philatelists as “students of science”, but postal historians as “students of humanity”. More precisely, philatelists describe postal history as the study of rates, routes, markings, and means of transport.

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