I first heard about philately in school. While discussing hobbies,
someone had mentioned the word, and I, not even knowing what it meant,
was more than impressed: it sounded intelligent! A few years later, only
when I saw a large, fat album containing all sorts of colourful stamps
from across the world, did I get to know what philately meant. I
remember wanting most of those stamps, especially the colourful ones
from Russia and America. But that was almost twenty years ago.
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