antique stamps
Old postal collectibles
Antique stamps are postage stamps old enough to be valued by collectors, typically at least a century old.
The line between antique and merely vintage is imprecise, but antique suggests historical significance beyond age alone—early issues, discontinued designs, or stamps from defunct postal systems.
She inherited a collection of antique stamps from the Victorian era.
- philatelyStudy of postal stamps
- collectionGathered set of items
- postmarkDated mailing imprint
- perforationHole punched through something
- rareSeldom found or seen
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