philately
noun
the collecting of stamps and other postal matter as a hobby or an investment.
philatelically
-
a word derived from
philately.
Example Sentences
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I would not advise buying them, as, speaking philatelically, they are simply trash.
From Harper's Round Table, July 2, 1895 by Various
King Edward was first revealed to us philatelically by the halfpenny, penny, twopence-halfpenny, and sixpenny values of Great Britain—these four stamps being issued on the same day, January 1, 1902.
From Peeps at Postage Stamps by Stanley Currie Johnson
