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 artefacts 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).
Blogs
- GFF Postal History
- PostalHistorian.com
- Postal History Corner
- Postal History of Estonia
- Postal History Foundation
- Postal History Society
- Unusual Postal History
- British Commonwealth Stamps & Postal History
- East African Stamps, Postal History & Postal Stationery
- Mid-Atlantic Federation of Postal History Societies
- Pennsylvania Postal History Society
- Southern African stamps & postal history
- Philalettre stamps & postal history – @philalettre
Websites
- Mid-Atlantic Federation of Postal History Societies
- Mobile Postal History Society
- Pennsylvania Postal History Society
YouTube
- Conversations with Philatelists: Episode 32 – Postal History as a Teaching Tool and Literary Influence
- Mid-Atlantic Federation of Postal History Societies
- Ourdadsstamps: What is postal history?
- Pennsylvania Postal History Society
- Philatelic Society of Lancaster County: The Joys of Postal History
- Postal History Symposium 2020
- Royal Philatelic Society London: Postal History Group
