Our forum received a sensible question from a reader who was interested in whether there are famous people collecting stamps? This led us to the idea of compiling the top ten star philatelists. After some searching, I got the following:
Freddie Mercury
The singer of the famous British rock group Queen has been collecting stamps since childhood. After Freddie's death, his father sold the collection to the Royal Mail. The proceeds were donated to help fight AIDS.
Nicolas Sarkozy
The 23rd President of France has been collecting stamps from a young age and has amassed an outstanding collection. In 2004, Sarkozy received from Queen Elizabeth a series of commemorative stamps "Hearty Consent" (a friendly agreement between France and Great Britain, signed in 1904, which ended centuries of strife between them), during his stay at Windsor Castle. Arnold Schwarzenegger, when he was the governor, presented to the French president an album with stamps and two first day envelopes (a special unmarked envelope on which pasted postage stamps or blocks are canceled on the first day of their issue) from California. Sarkozy is a sponsor of the Philatelists' Club of the Elysee Palace.
Queen Elizabeth II
The Queen of Great Britain has been collecting early days envelopes from the United Kingdom and other countries since 1952.
Ronnie Wood
Guitarist Ronnie Wood, renowned member of The Faces and the Rolling Stones, also collects stamps.
Maria Sharapova
As a child, the Russian tennis player collected stamps. She mentioned this fact in her interviews. Maria later regretted it, worrying that it would not benefit her image.
Anatoly Karpov
Chess maestro Anatoly Karpov has a huge collection of stamps from Belgium and Belgian Congo.
Jacques Yves Cousteau
The French explorer and discoverer, who died in 1997, was a collector of French stamps. In 2001, a commemorative stamp with his image was issued in France.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
The 32nd President of the United States, Franklin Roosevelt was an avid philatelist. During his tenure as president, he promoted and supported stamp collecting in every possible way. He collected American stamps and proofs (a test print of an image of a stamp to determine its quality and conformity to standards).
Patrick Dempsey
The American actor, best known for his role in the hit TV series Grey's Anatomy, has also been collecting stamps from a young age.
Warren Buffett
Investor and entrepreneur Warren Buffett has repeatedly mentioned in his interviews that he collects stamps. His hobbies are classic US stamps.
These are the top ten famous philatelists. You probably know who you should add to this list? Let us know in the reviews for this article.
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