Not yet, people still do it. At one point it was the most popular hobby in the world. It has died off with the reduction in useage of mail as a primary communications mechanism. Older stamps are getting harder to find and more rare and the cost is climbing.
stamp collecting
Litho in stamp collecting refers to the printing process called offset lithography.
Kenneth F. Chapman has written: 'Good stamp collecting' -- subject(s): Collectors and collecting, Stamp collecting
Margaret I. Morris has written: 'Thematic stamp collecting' -- subject(s): Stamp collecting
Walter Young has written: 'Stamp collecting, A to Z' -- subject(s): Stamp collecting
Stamp collecting
because stamp were easily obtained .
Edward H. Spire has written: 'Adventures in stamp collecting' -- subject(s): Stamp collecting
Mainly Stamp Collecting
James Watson has written: 'The Stanley Gibbons book of stamps and stamp collecting' -- subject(s): Postage stamps, Stamp collecting 'The Stanley Gibbons book of stampsand stamp collecting' -- subject(s): Collectors and collecting, Postage-stamps 'Your book of stamps' -- subject(s): Stamp collecting 'Modern 8mm cine-photography' -- subject(s): Amateurs' manuals, Cinematography
David Lidman has written: 'The world of stamps and stamp collecting' -- subject(s): Postage stamps, Stamp collecting
It doesn't have a 'base.' There are organizations all over the world that promote stamp collecting. All post office organizations for each of the countries heavily promote stamp collecting. In the US, the American Philatelic Society in State College, Pennsylvania is the main organization.