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Definition of Philately

Philately
Philately Phi*lat"e*ly, n. [Philo- + Gr. ? exemption from tax; cf. frank to send free.] The collection of postage stamps of various issues.

Meaning of Philately from wikipedia

- Philately (/fɪˈlætəli/; fih-LAT-ə-lee) is the study of postage stamps and postal history. It also refers to the collection and appreciation of stamps...
- In philately, indicia are markings on a mail piece (as opposed to an adhesive stamp) showing that postage has been prepaid by the sender. Indicia is the...
- the collecting of postage stamps and related objects. It is an area of philately, which is the study (or combined study and collection) of stamps. It has...
- In philately, a gutter is the space left between postage stamps which allows them to be separated or perforated. When stamps are printed on large sheets...
- A philatelic exhibition is an exhibition of stamps and postal history where stamp collectors (philatelists) compete for medals. The displays are shown...
- The Israel Philatelic Federation is an ****ociation whose purpose is to nurture and promote philately in Israel. The Israel Philatelic Federation, which...
- The Philatelic Traders' Society Ltd. (PTS) is a trade ****ociation for stamp dealers and philatelic traders which was established in Britain in 1929 and...
- Philatelic International (Filintern) was an international philatelic society of collector-workers. It was founded and based in the Soviet Union in the...
- Puerto Rico (Spanish for 'rich port'; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a self-governing Caribbean archipelago and island...
- Asian philately, or Far-Eastern philately, is a specialized area of philately which focuses on the stamps of China, ****an, Hong Kong and neighboring countries...