The hobby of collecting postage stamps is one of the most widespread hobbies in the world and is an educational hobby that leads to the attention of their owners to the historical developments of the country that collect their stamps.
The hobby began with the first postage stamp in Britain in 1840, and it bore the image of Queen Victoria called Black Penny Black and its color is black, prompting many people to buy it and keep it. With the passage of time spread the hobby in a large extent and started stamp dealers issuing pamphlets and albums, which made the hobby is very popular,
The first stamp exhibition was held in Brussels in 1852, followed by exhibitions and then many philatelic societies were established in many countries, foremost Britain in 1869 and later in France, Germany and Belgium .