What are the characteristics of traditional stamp collecting?

Traditional stamp collection refers to the collection of stamps compiled by traditional collection methods, that is, by country, by order of stamp issuance, by set and so on. It requires stamps as the main body and as complete as possible within the self-defined scope.

The dominant idea of traditional stamp collecting is format research, that is, the research on the printing, distribution and use of stamps (including the date of issue, perforation, color painting, paper, watermark, stamp inscription and stamp font). In addition to collecting old and new stamps and coupons, we should also attach great importance to physical envelopes (especially ordinary letter envelopes), so we should study various postmarks and different postage. However, it does not emphasize the significance of stamp patterns to analyze and describe, but only requires attention to the characteristics of patterns (referring to the characteristics of printing) as the basis for page separation. In addition, we should also pay attention to all kinds of products, variant tickets and interesting products outside the group. Of course, you can also pay attention to the collection of sample tickets and trial printing to increase the difficulty and rarity of stamp collection. Traditional stamp collecting includes many kinds of stamp products, but some stamp products are not suitable for grouping, such as envelopes, stamps, notes with postage maps (except those with stamps), various souvenir covers and limited film. As for commemorative cards, stamp cards, postal folders, inlaid seals, etc. Originally, it was a non-philatelic product, even less.