Maximaphily, traditional and non-traditional

Hi, everybody! 
Maximaphily is a branch of philately, or stamp collecting, that means collecting maximum cards.
I do NOT make a strict distinction between Philately and Stamp Collecting, despite "academic belief" that there is one.
Stamp collecting is more about the gathering of stamps, but how can you not be tempted to study some of them, once in a while?
Philately is more about the research of stamps, but how can you not gather at least a small collection?
We, the lovers of this hobby, do both collecting and researching, more or less.
I would say that the advanced stamp collectors are more philatelists than the simple "accumulators" of stamps.
I don't know ANYBODY who is a "philatelist" but has NO stamp whatsoever!
Do you?

Generally, a maximum card is a postcard, with a stamp and a postmark on the picture side. Ideally, all these 3 elements should be concordant, but not identical.
Anybody can collect them, just like collecting simple stamps. But that's too passive.
The fun and challenge are in CREATING YOUR OWN maximum cards! Then you can exchange some with partners/friends from around the world!
I do that, and it's very interesting!

The traditional way is to comply with the rules of FIP (International Philatelic Federation). www.maximaphily.info/
The non-traditional way, as I call it, is to follow nobody's rules! Unless YOU want it, of course.

I call DORINCARD (you can call it any way YOU want) any postcard that was personalized by adding a stamp and a postmark, on the picture side of the postcard. Traditional way, or not. Calling it with such a custom name can quickly pacify the purists and hardliners who might say, otherwise: "It's not a rules-compliant maximum card!". Well, it may or may not be a true maxicard (even the purists don't always agree on the rules interpretations), but it can always fit your CUSTOM definition and name. 

Please explore: s289.photobucket.com/user/dorincard/library/