Stamp catalogs are part of philatelic literature. Since 1980, Malta has issued postal cards for philatelic purposes. Philatelic organizations sprang up soon after people started collecting and studying stamps. Discussion of the covers in European philatelic publications alerted collectors in the United States. Information about philatelic covers is available online in catalogs and collector websites. These souvenir philatelic covers are readily available at low cost. The British Library Philatelic Collections are held at St Pancras. They have become philatelic collectors' items. This is an introduction to the postal and philatelic history of Italy. Today, astronauts are forbidden by federal regulation from taking philatelic items into space as mementos. The Head Curator of the Philatelic Collections is Paul Skinner. The merging of Alfred's and George's collections gave birth to the Royal Philatelic Collection. They are available from the Falkland Islands Philatelic Bureau. Most of the philatelic literature is in German. This a list of philatelic bureaus across the world.