CHAPTER III

SOME EARLY PIONEERS OF PHILATELY 113

"Hobbyhorsical" collections--The application of the term "Foreign Stamp Collecting"--The Stamp Exchange in Birchin Lane--A celebrated lady stamp-dealer--The Saturday rendezvous at the All Hallows Staining Rectory--Prominent collectors of the first period--The first stamp catalogues--The words _Philately_ and _Timbrologie_--Philatelic periodicals--Justin Lallier's albums--The Philatelic Society, London.