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phi·lat·e·ly

 (fĭ-lăt′l-ē)
n.
The collection and study of postage stamps, postmarks, and related materials; stamp collecting.

[French philatélie : Greek phil-, philo-, philo- + Greek ateleia, exemption from payment (because a postage stamp indicates prepayment of postage) (a-, without; see a-1 + telos, tax, charge; see telə- in Indo-European roots).]

phil′a·tel′ic (fĭl′ə-tĕl′ĭk), phil′a·tel′i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.
phil′a·tel′i·cal·ly adv.
phi·lat′e·list n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.philatelic - of or relating to philately or of interest to philatelists
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Translations
مُحِب لِجَمع الطَّوابِع البَريدِيَّه
filatelistický
filatelistisk
philatelistisch
philatélique
bélyeggyûjtõi
frímerkjasöfnunar-
filatelistisk
filatelistický
pulculukla ilgili
集邮的

philatelic

[ˌfɪləˈtelɪk] ADJfilatélico
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philatelic

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philately

(fiˈlatəli) noun
the study and collecting of postage-stamps.
ˌphilaˈtelic (-ˈte-) adjective
phiˈlatelist noun
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Lanarkshire Philatelic Society returns for its new season this Friday night.
A three-day national philatelic exhibition 'BANGLAPEX-2019' began in the city Saturday, reports BSS.
ON FRIDAY, July 5, members and friends of the Loughborough & District Philatelic Society, attended the society's annual dinner, held again in the lovely Longcliffe Golf Club restaurant.
Sharjah: The 9th edition of the Sharjah Stamp Exhibition, which was organised by the Emirates Philatelic Association concluded its activities on Saturday.
Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi, chairman of the Sharjah Media Council, inaugurated the exhibition, being organised by the Emirates Philatelic Association in cooperation with Mega Mall Sharjah from November 13-17.
"A list of stamp clubs is available on the Association of Scottish Philatelic Societies (ASPS) web site."
Pakistan Post has also established a Philatelic counter at the China stamps site where Pakistan Post displayed collection of commemorative postage stamps issued on Pakistan China Friendship.
Pakistan Post has also established a Philatelic counter at the China stamps site where Pakistan Post displayed the collection of commemorative postage stamps issued regarding the Pakistan-China Friendship.
A special postmark will be used to service the first day issue cover at Philatelic Bureau offices at Karachi, Lahore, etc.
A special postmark will be issued to service the first day of issue cover at the Philatelic Bureau, Karachi, Lahore, Multan, Bahawalpur, Khairpur, Faisalabad, Hyderabad, Rawalpindi, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Sargodha, Peshawar, Mardan, Murree, Quetta GPOs, post mall Gulburg Lahore and National Philatelic Bureau, Islamabad.
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