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Philately is the study of postage stamps and postal history. It also refers to the collection and appreciation of stamps and other philatelic products. While closely associated with stamp collecting a
The Penny Red was used in the UK for many years (1841–1879), and comes in hundreds of variations which are subject to detailed study by philatelists.
Zeppelin mail from Gibraltar to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil via Berlin on the Christmas flight (12th South American flight) of 1934
1960 Soviet stamp marking Collectors' Day: "Philately serves the friendship of peoples."
A large stamp show (philatelic exhibition) at which collectors and dealers meet
Cinderella stamp
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In philately, a cinderella stamp is a label that resembles a postage stamp, but which is not issued for postal purposes by a government administration. There is a wide variety of cinderella stamps, su
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…significantly expanded postal exchanges between countries, many countries' post offices issuing: Cinderella stamps, commemorative emissions, multicolor series of stamps devoted to history, the most important events of our time, art, fauna, flora, sports, etc…
American Easter seals from the 1930s
The 1864 Shakespeare Penny Memorial poster stamp
A U.S. local stamp for Price's City Express, from about 1858. Local stamps are considered cinderella stamps.
Allied propaganda stamps for the World War II Spitfire Fund and its accompanying booklet