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Probably in 1841 when the first variant of the first stamp (the "Penny Black") was relaesed. Other countries caught on quickly to the concept of pre-paid postage and introduced their own stamps, so stamp collecting certainly began in the 1840's.

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Great Britain, mostly because that is where the first stamps were issued.

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Since stamps first came out in 1850.

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