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What was the hobby called before philately caught on?

Timbromanie, roughly stamp mania.

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Why: Timbromanie, roughly stamp mania, was an earlier name that people disliked.

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Timbromanie was a mania by name and by nature.
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Answer: Timbromanie, roughly stamp mania. Timbromanie, roughly stamp mania, was an earlier name that people disliked.

  1. Philately en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philately
    a better name was required for the new hobby than timbromanie (roughly "stamp mania")
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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