| Descriptor English: | Philately | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Filatelia                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Filatelia | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Philatélie | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Philatelies Postage Stamp Postage Stamps Stamp, Postage Stamps, Postage  | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        K01.093.660 | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010678 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Study of stamps or postal markings. It usually refers to the design and commemorative aspects of the stamp. | 
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| Annotation: | stamp collecting as a hobby: coordinate with HOBBIES | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | 
                                                                        CL                                                            classification EC economics ED education ES ethics HI history IS instrumentation LJ legislation & jurisprudence MT methods OG organization & administration SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends  | 
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| History Note: | was in Cat I 1975-82, was in Cat E 1963-74 | 
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| DeCS ID: | 11104 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D010678 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1960/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 1991/01/08 | 
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                                        HUMANITIES
 
Humanities [K01]Humanities 
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                        Philately                                            
                                        - Preferred                                        
                                                                
                                
                        
                        
                        
                                                                    
                        Postage Stamps                                            
                                        - Related but not broader or narrower                                        
                                                                
                                
                        
                        
                    
                    
                
                | Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0016592 | 
                                
| Scope note | Study of stamps or postal markings. It usually refers to the design and commemorative aspects of the stamp. | 
| Preferred term | Philately | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Philatelies                                                 | 
                                
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0016593 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Postage Stamps | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Postage Stamp                                                 Stamp, Postage Stamps, Postage  | 
                                
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