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Aerophilately, the Glossary

Index Aerophilately

Aerophilately is the branch of philately that specializes in the study of airmail.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 22 relations: Airmail, Airmail etiquette, Airmail stamps of Denmark, Astrophilately, Balloon mail, Crash cover, De Havilland Comet, Fédération Internationale de Philatélie, Fédération Internationale des Sociétés Aérophilatéliques, First flight cover, Fitzgerald Collection, Fixed-wing aircraft, List of United States airmail stamps, Mail, Philately, Postage stamp, Postal marking, Rocket mail, Scott Collection, Seymour Collection, United States airmail service, Zeppelin mail.

  2. Airmail

Airmail

Airmail (or air mail) is a mail transport service branded and sold on the basis of at least one leg of its journey being by air.

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Airmail etiquette

An airmail etiquette, often shortened to just etiquette, is a label used to indicate that a letter is to be sent by airmail. Aerophilately and airmail etiquette are airmail and philatelic terminology.

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Airmail stamps of Denmark

Denmark issued ten definitive airmail stamps between 1925 and 1934 in two distinct series.

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Astrophilately

Astrophilately is a branch of philately which deals with the collection of stamps and postmarked envelopes related to spaceflight. Aerophilately and Astrophilately are airmail and philatelic terminology.

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Balloon mail

Balloon mail is the transport of mail (usually for weight reasons in the form of a postcard) carrying the name of the sender by means of an unguided hydrogen or helium filled balloon. Aerophilately and balloon mail are airmail and philatelic terminology.

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Crash cover

A crash cover is a philatelic term for a type of cover (including the terms air accident cover, interrupted flight cover, wreck cover), meaning an envelope or package that has been recovered from an air crash, train wreck, shipwreck or other accident. Aerophilately and crash cover are philatelic terminology.

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De Havilland Comet

The de Havilland DH.106 Comet is the world's first commercial jet airliner.

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Fédération Internationale de Philatélie

The Fédération Internationale de Philatélie (FIP) is the world federation for philately (the study of postage stamps and postal history).

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Fédération Internationale des Sociétés Aérophilatéliques

Fédération Internationale des Sociétés Aérophilatéliques (International Federation of Aerophilatelic Societies), more commonly known as FISA, is the umbrella association for aerophilatelic societies. Aerophilately and Fédération Internationale des Sociétés Aérophilatéliques are airmail.

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First flight cover

In aerophilately, a branch of philately, a first flight cover, also known by the acronym FFC, is mail that has been carried on an inaugural flight of an airline, route, or aircraft, normally postmarked with the date of the flight often of the arrival destination proving it was actually carried on the aircraft and may have a special flight cachet and/or an arrival postmark. Aerophilately and first flight cover are airmail and philatelic terminology.

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Fitzgerald Collection

The Fitzgerald Collection is an extensive philatelic collection of air mail stamps donated to the British Library and announced in 1951.

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Fixed-wing aircraft

A fixed-wing aircraft is a heavier-than-air flying machine, such as an airplane, which is capable of flight using aerodynamic lift.

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List of United States airmail stamps

Domestic U.S. Air Mail was established as a new class of mail service by the United States Post Office Department (POD) on May 15, 1918, with the inauguration of the Washington–Philadelphia–New York route.

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Mail

The mail or post is a system for physically transporting postcards, letters, and parcels.

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Philately

Philately is the study of postage stamps and postal history.

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Postage stamp

A postage stamp is a small piece of paper issued by a post office, postal administration, or other authorized vendors to customers who pay postage (the cost involved in moving, insuring, or registering mail). Aerophilately and postage stamp are philatelic terminology.

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Postal marking

A postal marking is any kind of annotation applied to a letter by a postal service. Aerophilately and postal marking are philatelic terminology.

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Rocket mail

Rocket mail is the delivery of mail by rocket or missile. Aerophilately and rocket mail are airmail.

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Scott Collection

The Scott Collection is a collection of philatelic material relating to British internal airmails that forms part of the British Library Philatelic Collections. Aerophilately and Scott Collection are airmail.

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Seymour Collection

The Seymour Collection is a collection of philatelic material relating to the development and operation of the de Havilland Comet aircraft, that forms part of the British Library Philatelic Collections.

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United States airmail service

United States airmail was a service class of the United States Post Office Department (USPOD) and its successor United States Postal Service (USPS) delivering air mail by aircraft flown within the United States and its possessions and territories. Aerophilately and United States airmail service are airmail.

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Zeppelin mail

Zeppelin mail was mail carried on zeppelins, the German airships that saw civilian use from 1908 to 1939. Aerophilately and zeppelin mail are airmail.

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See also

Airmail

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerophilately

Also known as Aerophilatelist, Air mail stamps.