Sendai
Sendai , city (1990 pop. 928,138), capital of Miyagi prefecture, N Honshu, Japan, on Inshinomaki Bay. A major industrial and commercial city, it has industries that manufacture chemicals, metal goods, wooden dolls, and silk yarn. Long an educational center, Sendai is the seat of Tohoku Univ. and the Industrial Art Institute. In the 17th cent. the city was the stronghold of the powerful feudal lord Date Masamune. The Osaki Hachiman Shrine (built 1606) is there.
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Philately Extends Life: By Armand Rousso.
Business Wire; 3/3/2008; 700+ words
; NEW YORK -- Philately belongs to every person who has ever...article is to describe the reasons why philately should live, grow and expand throughout...Everyone is welcome into the world of philately, and there are no barriers to entry...
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Essence Of Polar Philately: An Encyclopedia Of Polar Philately.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Arctic; 3/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ESSENCE OF POLAR PHILATELY: AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF POLAR PHILATELY. By HAL VOGEL. Exton, Pennsylvania: American Society...50 postpaid to Canada; US$55 postpaid elsewhere. Philately is frequently described as a "visual hobby," and...
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Essential reading for Ukrainian philately
Newspaper article from: Ukrainian Weekly, The; 7/3/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Introductory Handbook of Ukrainian Philately" by Ingert Kuzych. Springfield, Va...I believed the extent of Ukrainian philately consisted of the pictures I saw depicted...get the "big picture" of Ukrainian philately. Thankfully, this situation was rectified...
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Philately: A forgotten hobby.
News Wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.; 7/2/2007; 700+ words
; Philately: A forgotten hobby New Delhi, July...for the hobby of stamp collection, or philately, they say. "More and more people are...involved a lot of thrill," says Lal. Philately is not only a mere pastime. It helps...
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A philately exhibition on World Heritage Train held in Siliguri
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 6/11/2006; 510 words
; ...On the occasion of the 125th anniversary of World Heritage Train, the Siliguri Philately Society along with Sikkim Philately Society organised a mobile philately exhibition and a workshop here. The exhibition through stamps and workshop were...
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National Philately Exhibition to Be Staged in Nanjing
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 5/21/2001; 329 words
; The 2001 National Philately exhibition will be staged from September 21 to 25 in the...exhibition will have a theme for each day, including "philately exhibition day," "philately friendship day," "philately exchange day," and...
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Reviving philately, THE INDEPENDENT
Newspaper article from: The Independent (Bangladesh); 8/1/2003; 495 words
; ...minister Barrister Moudud Ahmed said that philately can keep children and juveniles away...afflicting our youth and deplore that philately in the new millennium does not inspire...allowed to slip away into oblivion. Philately is one such heritage. Our social fabric...
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First Indian philately exhibition in China inspire PLA men.
News Wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.; 9/19/2004; 700 words
; ...happy that India decided to hold this philately exhibition in our university which has...did not know. The first-ever Indian philately exhibition at a Chinese military establishment...is a great honour for us to host the philately exhibition as part of the 50th anniversary...
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Mumbai to be made Philately capital.
News Wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.; 9/27/2003; 446 words
; ...Efforts are on to establish Mumbai as the "Philately Capital" of the country, a senior official...Maharashtra Postal Circle said Saturday. "Philately is not a mere hobby anymore, but an...collectors, Mumbai is a major centre for philately in the country," Director, Postal...
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A comprehensive guide to philately released at GPO
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 7/5/2009; 591 words
; ...most popular hobbies of the world, philately, a first of its kind book in the...s an extremely useful hand book on philately and I hope that it will go a long way in assisting beginners of philately, especially children, in understanding...
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philately
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
philately postage-stamp-collecting. XIX. — F. philatélie , f. Gr. phil- PHILO- + ateleíā exemption from payment, f. A-4 + télos charge, tax; see -Y3 . Hence philatelic , philatelist XIX.
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Findel plc
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...Incorporated: 1955 as Fine Art & Philately Employees: 2,732 Sales: £...That company, called Fine Art & Philately, published and distributed greeting...Following the formation of Fine Art & Philately, the company focused its greeting card...
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Collections and Collecting
Book article from: -Ologies and -Isms
...omnium-gatherum a miscellany or medley. philately the collecting of postage stamps...phillumenist , n . philometry a specialty within philately involving the collecting of flrst-day...tegestologist , n. timbrology Archaic . philately. timbromania a mania for collecting...
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topical
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...resources in eleven topical categories. ∎ Philately relating to the collecting of postage stamps with designs...or applied directly to a part of the body. • n. Philately a postage stamp forming part of a set or collection with designs...
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postage stamp
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...for purchase and downloading on the Internet . The popularity of philately has led some governments to issue a great many stamps, usually...Carlton, The International Encyclopædic Dictionary of Philately (1997).
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