"I do know that the correct word for the study, classification, and collecting of stamps, postal stationery, and postal history is philately, not philatelism."

Than you. Now I do too. So allow me to rephrase the incorrect statement: "Are we sure it's OK to be talking about numismatics on this thread? Like, is it a socially acceptable thing to discuss in public? I have the same question about philately. Just doesn't seem RIGHT somehow . . . .