In a new article on the Martha Stewart website, an article titled “10 Hobbies for Older Adults That Improve Brain and Body Health” lists walking, learning languages, quilting, photography, dancing, video games, even juggling — but not stamp collecting.

In fact, a search for “philately” on the site only found two articles on addressing wedding invitations. “Stamp Collecting” as a search produces nine hits, including “How to Have a Collecting Hobby If You’re a Minimalist” (a passing mention after “holiday decorations”) and “10 Collectibles That Could Be Worth Serious Money.” We get first mention in that one, but are only ranked #8, with one short paragraph that has little useful information and, in fact, is somewhat misleading:

While your basic forever stamp might not be worth more than 73 cents, there are rare stamps that can fetch a pretty penny. If you inherit a stamp collection or find one at a secondhand store for a song, consider looking through it for presidential stamps or specific issues featuring important historical events.

There’s some good advice in “How to Value and Sell Your Antique or Vintage Collectibles” but absolutely no mention of stamps. Except, of course, for the last item: “Know When To Restore.” For stamps, that answer is “never” and “restoring” could get you in trouble.

The lack of information about philately makes me wonder about the other advice on the site. Someone should inform them of the oversight. I think I will.