Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or relating to philately.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to philately.
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- adjective of or relating to
philately or of interest tophilatelists
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to philately or of interest to philatelists
Etymologies
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Examples
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Associated Press In 2006, Congress passed strict laws curtailing non-postal activities and essentially told the agency to stick with philatelic pursuits.
Post Office Wants More Than Mail Jennifer Levitz 2011
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Rural England circa 1950 is the setting for the lighter-toned "A Red Herring Without Mustard" Delacorte, 399 pages, $23 , the third mystery by Alan Bradley to be narrated by 11-year-old Flavia de Luce: chemistry prodigy, amateur detective and mischievous bane of her two elder sisters and their distracted, upper-class, philatelic, cash-strapped widower-father.
Murder by the Numbers Tom Nolan 2011
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In September, Sotheby's London will auction the British philatelic collection of the late Lord Leonard Steinberg, founder of the Stanley Leisure Group, a chain of betting shops and casinos.
Still in Love With Stamps Margaret Studer 2011
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Demand is boosted currently by a "vast" new generation of collectors in China and India, says Sotheby's world-wide philatelic consultant Richard Ashton, adding that young buyers are also very active in South America.
Still in Love With Stamps Margaret Studer 2011
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Values of stamps in the index are set by the prices they bring at auction and in private sales, plus opinions from philatelic experts.
A Different Kind of Index Charles Passy 2011
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In 2006, Congress passed strict laws curtailing non-postal activities and essentially told the agency to stick with philatelic pursuits.
Post Office Wants More Than Mail Jennifer Levitz 2011
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Values of stamps in the index are set by the prices they bring at auction and in private sales, plus opinions from philatelic experts.
A Different Kind of Index Charles Passy 2011
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The philatelic posters on the wall were all of stamps that could not possibly exist.
Baby Games Chelsea White 2010
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Only 100 were printed with its central image -- the Curtiss JN-4 airplane -- upside-down, and today a single copy of this Holy Grail of philatelic flubs sells for more than a million dollars.
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"Stamp collecting was David's consuming passion," says Sotheby's philatelic consultant Richard Ashton, whose friendship with the collector began 46 years ago.
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