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 a reprint is a new printing of a postage stamp from the original plates. A reprint is to be distinguished from a new print which is not printed...

Philatelic literature is written material relating to philately, primarily information about postage stamps and postal history. Philatelic literature is...

list of philatelic libraries. American Philatelic Research Library (United States) Crawford Library, part of the British Library Philatelic Collection...

A philatelic exhibition is an exhibition of stamps and postal history where stamp collectors (philatelists) compete for medals. The displays are shown...

The stamp catalog is an essential tool of philately and stamp collecting. Stamp catalogs are part of philatelic literature. Similar catalogs of other collectible...

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...

postage stamps are at once obvious, and among the most difficult areas of philately. Different denominations of stamps have been printed in different colors...

In philately, a block is a group of four or more un-separated stamps. Blocks are of interest not only because they are rarer than individual stamps, but...

Philately portal This is a list of philatelic topics. Contents:  Top 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Acknowledgement of receipt...

than the stamps from which they were made. These, however, only have philatelic value when the cut portion is still affixed to the envelope or a piece...

The American Philatelic Society (APS) is the largest nonprofit stamp collecting foundation of philately in the world. Both the membership and interests...

The Philatelic Exporter, established May 1945, was a trade magazine produced for the international stamp trade. It was published monthly by Stanley Gibbons...

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...

Bullseye, in philately, also called Socked on the nose (SON), refers to a cancellation of a postage stamp in which the postmark, typically a circle with...

Philately. Delhi: B.D. Gupta, 1989 Lee, Alma. Introducing Thematic Collecting. British Philatelic Trust in conjunction with the National Philatelic Society...

collections." This is not a definition of philately that would be recognized today. More recently, revenue philately has become popular again and now has its...

Philatelic investment is investment in collectible postage stamps for the purpose of realizing a profit. Philatelic investment was popular during the...

Philatelic expertisation is the process whereby an authority is asked to give an opinion whether a philatelic item is genuine and whether it has been...

In philately, a mixed franking is an occurrence of postage stamps of more than one country or issuing entity on a single cover, or the occurrence of postage...

In philately a killer is a particularly heavy type of handstamp, or portion of one, consisting of heavy bars, cork impressions or other crude devices...

Puerto Rico (Spanish for 'rich port'; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a self-governing Caribbean archipelago and island...

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In philately, a cut-out is an imprinted stamp cut from an item of postal stationery such as a postal card, letter sheet, aerogramme or wrapper that may...

Postal services in New Zealand have existed since at least 1831, when the Postmaster-General of New South Wales deputed a Bay of Islands merchant to receive...

appeal and command significant interest in the field of philately. The term "surcharge" in philately describes any type of overprint that alters the price...

postal service. A subcategory of postal museums are philatelic museums, which focus on philately and postage stamps. The Post Museum Ethiopian National...

In philately, gum is the substance applied to the back of a stamp to enable it to adhere to a letter or other mailed item. The term is generic, and applies...

In philately, the term cover pertains to the outside of an envelope or package with an address, typically with postage stamps that have been cancelled...

In philately, Leniniana is a topic for collecting postage stamps that tell about the life and story of Vladimir Lenin (1870–1924) or people, places, etc...