The hobby or practice of collecting stamps, envelopes, postcards, and other items specifically related to air mail and aviation.
From aero- (air) + philately (stamp collecting, from Greek philos, friend, and French taille, cutting). This hobby term was coined when air mail became popular and collectors focused on aviation-themed postal items.
Aerophilately combines two obsessions—stamp collecting and aviation—and preserves moments when people first realized they could send a letter from New York to Paris in less than a day.
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