philately

Noun

Meaning

The collection of postage stamps of various issues.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

stamp collecting stamp collection assembly philatelic company beachcomber collection cluster collecting congregation compilation accumulation batch bundle anthology
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Antonyms

league one point single company division
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Hypernyms

collection collecting assembling aggregation

Hyponyms

aerophilately

Phrases with the word

philately market

Examples

Hobbies Karpov's extensive stamp collection of Belgium philately and Belgian Congo stamps and postal history covering mail from 1742 through 1980 was sold by David Feldman's auction company between December 2011 citation and 2012. Source: Internet

Interesting aspects of topical philately include design mistakes and alterations, for instance, the recent editing out of cigarettes from the pictures used for United States stamps, and the stories of how particular images came to be used. Source: Internet

Stamp Collecting: A guide to modern philately. Source: Internet

The alternative terms "timbromania", "timbrophily" and "timbrology" gradually fell out of use as philately gained acceptance during the 1860s. Source: Internet

To make things more interesting, thousands of forgeries have been produced over the years, some of them very good, and only a thorough knowledge of philately gives any hope of detecting the fakes. Source: Internet

So is Facebook really a networking tool or a thumbnail collecting craze, somewhat similar to the almost extinct hobby of philately (stamp collecting). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

philatelism philatelist philatelistic philately market Philathea Philathean