Humanities

Philately

Study of stamps or postal markings. It usually refers to the design and commemorative aspects of the stamp.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Study of stamps or postal markings. It usually refers to the design and commemorative aspects of the stamp.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Philatelies
  • Postage Stamps
  • Postage Stamp
  • Stamp, Postage
  • Stamps, Postage

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Aspects Covered

12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

stamp collecting as a hobby: coordinate with HOBBIES

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History Note

was in Cat I 1975-82, was in Cat E 1963-74

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  1. K01w.093w.660w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Philately. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010678. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010678
  2. Philately. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philately
  3. Philately. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131026