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philately

study of stamps and postal history and other related items
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philately

Summary

philately is a collecting hobby[1]. philately draws 1,717 Wikipedia views per month (collecting_hobby category, ranking #1 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • philately's instance of is recorded as collecting hobby[3].
  • philately's instance of is recorded as field of study[4].
  • philately's instance of is recorded as philatelic term[5].
  • philately's instance of is recorded as auxiliary science of history[6].
  • philately is a type of collecting[7].
  • philately's Commons category is recorded as Philately[8].
  • philately's said to be the same as is recorded as stamp collecting[9].
  • philately's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Philately[10].
  • philately's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11].
  • philately's has characteristic is recorded as philatelic collection[12].
  • philately's has characteristic is recorded as postage stamp collection[13].
  • philately's has characteristic is recorded as International Stamp Day[14].
  • philately's is the study of is recorded as postage stamp[15].
  • philately's is the study of is recorded as postal cover[16].
  • philately's is the study of is recorded as postal stationery[17].
  • philately's is the study of is recorded as postage stamp separation[18].
  • philately's practiced by is recorded as philatelist[19].
  • philately's practiced by is recorded as stamp dealer[20].
  • philately's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21].
  • philately's related category is recorded as Category:Philatelic organizations[22].
  • philately's related category is recorded as Category:Postal museums[23].
  • philately's related category is recorded as Category:Philatelic authors[24].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include collecting hobby[3], field of study[4], philatelic term[5], and auxiliary science of history[6]. philately is a type of collecting[7].

Why It Matters

philately draws 1,717 Wikipedia views per month (collecting_hobby category, ranking #1 of 8).[2] philately has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] philately is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Related Entities

auxiliary science of history Philasoft Vatican Museums

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . German-English Philatelic Dictionary (1 ed.). wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Practiced by → philatelist, stamp dealer
    Instance of → collecting hobby, field of study, philatelic term +1
    Great norwegian encyclopedia id → filateli
    J-global id → 200906021211429074
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 11146, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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