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philately

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phi·lat·e·ly  (f-ltl-)
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 tel- in Indo-European roots).]

phila·telic (fl-tlk), phila·teli·cal (--kl) adj.
phila·teli·cal·ly adv.
phi·late·list n.

philately [fɪˈlætəlɪ]
n
(Non-sporting Hobbies / Philately) the collection and study of postage stamps and all related material concerned with postal history
[from French philatélie, from philo- + Greek ateleia exemption from charges (here referring to stamps), from a-1 + telos tax, payment]
philatelic  [ˌfɪləˈtɛlɪk] adj
philatelically  adv
philatelist  n

philately
the collecting of postage stamps. — philatelist, n.
See also: Collections and Collecting
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.philately - the collection and study of postage stampsphilately - the collection and study of postage stamps
assembling, collecting, aggregation, collection - the act of gathering something together
aerophilately - the collection and study of airmail stamps
Translations
philately [fɪˈlætəlɪ] Nfilatelia f

philately [fɪˈlætəli] nphilatélie f

philately

philately [fɪˈlætəlɪ] nfilatelia

philately
n philately [fiˈlatəli]
the study and collecting of postage-stamps. filatelie جَمْع الطَّوابِع البريديَّه филателия filatelie filateli die Philatelie φιλοτελισμός filatelia filateelia تمبر شناسی و گردآوری آن filatelia philatélie בּוּלָאוּת टिकट संग्रह skupljanje maraka,filatelija bélyeggyűjtés filateli frímerkjasöfnun filatelia 切手収集 우표수집 filatelija filatēlija filateli filatelie filateli, samling av frimerker filatelistyka filatelia filatelie филателия filatelia filatelija filatelija filateli การสะสมแสตมป์ pulculuk 集郵 філателія ڈاک ٹکٹ جمع کرنا việc sưu tầm tem
adj philaˈtelic [-ˈte-]
filatelies مُحِب لِجَمع الطَّوابِع البَريدِيَّه филателен filatelistický filatelistisk philatelistisch φιλοτελικός filatélico filateelia- مربوط به تمبرشناسی postimerkki- philatélique שֶׁל בוּלִים ‍िटकट संग्रह करने वाला filatelistički bélyeggyűjtői hobi filateli frímerkjasöfnunar- filatelico 切手収集の 우표 수집[]의 filatelijos filatēlijas- filateli filatelistisch filatelistisk filatelistyczny filatélico filatelic филателистический filatelistický filatelističen filatelijski filatelistisk สะสมแสตมป์ pulculukla ilgili 集郵的 філателістичний ڈاک ٹکٹ جمع کرنے سے متلعق chơi tem
n phiˈlatelist
filatelies جامِع طوابِع بَريدِيَّه филателист filatelista filatelist der/die Philatelist(in) φιλοτελιστής filatelista filatelist تمبر شناس filatelisti philatéliste אַספָן בּוּלִים डाक टिकट संग्राहक sakupljač maraka,filatelist bélyeggyűjtő filatelis frímerkjasafnari filatelico, filatelista 切手収集家 우표수집가 filatelistas filatēlists ahli filateli postzegelverzamelaar frimerkesamler, filatelist filatelista filatelista filatelist филателист filatelista filatelist filatelista filatelist นักสะสมแสตมป์ pul koleksiyoncusu 集郵家 філателіст ڈاک ٹکٹ جمع کرنے والا người chơi tem


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The present meeting has at agenda,issues such as improvement of quality of world postal services,remuneration,product development and marketing,postal security,provision of E-services,promotion of philately,direct marketing, technical cooperation, postal reforms,postal strategies,inter-connectivity,and mutual financial assistance through UPUs quality of service fund,increased use of IT solutions in postal sector and issues concerning time-sensitive Postal services.
For the time being the picture-taking service is only offered by the Stamp and Philately Service office located at 100 Prodromou Street in Strovolos.
 
 
 
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