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noun 
  1. stamp, Stamp collecting.
  2. The study of postage stamps, postal routes, postal history, etc.
Translations: 
  • French: philatélie
  • German: Philatelie
Etymology: 1865, from philatélie, coined by French stamp collector Georges Herpin (in Le Collectionneur de Timbres-poste, Nov. 15, 1864) from Ancient Greek - (philo-, love of) + á (atelÄa), the closest word he could find in Ancient Greek to the concept of "postage stamp" (from a- "without" + telos "tax"). This word serves as a reminder of the original function of postage stamps, now often forgotten: the cost of letter-carrying formerly was paid by the recipient; stamps indicated it had been pre-paid by the sender, thus the letters were "carriage-free".


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