aerophilately

9.9

The collection and study of stamps on mail sent by airplane

noun
/ˌɛəroʊfɪˈlætəli/

Jargon

: aerofilatelia

His fascination with aerophilately led him to build an impressive collection of rare airmail stamps.

Examples

The annual exhibition featured several lectures on the history of aerophilately.
She became interested in aerophilately after inheriting her grandfather’s collection of airmail stamps.
His passion for aerophilately began when he was a child.
Many collectors enjoy aerophilately as a hobby.
His fascination with aerophilately led him to build an impressive collection of rare airmail stamps.
She became interested in aerophilately after inheriting her grandfather’s collection of airmail stamps.
Many collectors enjoy aerophilately as a hobby, especially when focusing on historical airmail routes.

Synonyms

stamp collecting

vsaerophilately

3 2.7

A hobby in which people keep and study postage stamps and related items

is a specialized branch concentrating on airmail stamps rather than general collecting

philately

vsaerophilately

Specialized

1 9.9

Collecting and studying postage stamps

is a focused study limited to airmail stamps rather than stamps generally

How Specialized

aerophilately

Jargon

9.9

philately

Specialized

1 9.9

Surface Forms

aerophilately singular

aerophilatelies plural

Morphology

aerophilately = philately (transparent) = aero + philately

The formation is a straightforward prefixation: 'aero-' (air) added to 'philately' to denote the branch of stamp collecting dealing with airmail stamps.

Etymology

The word aerophilately comes from aero- meaning 'air', as in aeroplane, and philately meaning 'love of stamps' or 'stamp collecting', so it means a love of airmail stamps and explains why it refers to collecting and studying stamps sent by air.