philatelic glossary

The beginnings of the introduction of the term philately is linked to a group of French collectors of postage stamps in the second half of the 19th century. The word philately as an expression rapidly penetrated lexicons and dictionaries, and was accepted not only by those who were using it, but also in the everyday speech.
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