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Definition of Stamp collecting
1. Noun. The collection and study of postage stamps.
Generic synonyms: Aggregation, Assembling, Collecting, Collection
Specialized synonyms: Aerophilately
Derivative terms: Philatelic, Philatelical, Philatelist
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stamp Collecting
Literary usage of Stamp collecting
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1907)
"A Stamp-Collecting Experience By H. Hervey STAMP-COLLECTING has its ups as well
as clowns. Successes come along occasionally; though the latter are not so ..."
2. The Connoisseur by George Colman, B. Thornton (1905)
"In stamp collecting one should not allow mere possession of rare specimens to be
one's chief delight; there is a fascination to be got by knowing one's ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"It was not until about 1860, however, that stamp collecting began to be systematically
carried on with full regard to such minutiae as the different kinds ..."
4. Subject Index of the Modern Works Added to the British Museum Libraryby British Museum Dept. of Printed Books, Dept. of Printed Books, British Museum by British Museum Dept. of Printed Books, Dept. of Printed Books, British Museum (1906)
"1905. 8°. 08247. f. 7. Lotul. 1903. X». U8247. df. 0. AUC of stamp collecting, pp.
159. STEWART (C.) Guide to the Colors of Postage »8247. ff. 48. ..."
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