The future of philately with philatelic associations
This is partial translation of my blog written in Finnish ( link ). Teksti suomeksi on em. linkin takana. What will be the state of postage stamp collecting hobby in 5 years? How about philately? What will it be in 10 to 15 years? What is happening to stamp collecting prices? Maybe you want to collect and not think about things like that? It can be understood, but could be worth considering 0. BACKGROUND - The past is no guarantee of the future I have been at philately events and meetings since 2019. Face-to-face and remotely. In social media. Browsed philatelic journals in the library. Chatted with dozens of hobby experts. Some idea has been formed of what this activity of philatelists is at the floor level. Collecting, like stamp collecting, is a voluntary hobby that depends on your own taste preferences. Collectors of the same thing have decided to organize themselves into clubs and societies. Since until now the hobby has essentially been carried out through associations, the...