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Collection: philatelic compilation of postage stamps, postal stationeries, etc..

Variety Collection: philatelic collection that only contains postage stamps with errors

Beginner´s Collection: philatelic collection of a newcomer that is still being built up

Exhibition Collection: philatelic collection that was mounted on sheets for an exhibition (exhibit)

ATM Postage Stamp Collection: philatelic collection that only contains ATM postage stamps

Sheet Collection: philatelic collection that contains only complete sheets

Letter Collection: philatelic collection that only contains postal shipments

Postage Stamp Collection: philatelic col-lection that only contains postage stamps

Destination Collection: letter collection that contains postal shipments to as many different postal areas as possible

Double-managed Collection: philatelic collection that contains a postage stamp mint never hinged and cancelled

First Day Sheets Collection: philatelic collection that only contains first day sheets

Counterfeit Collection: philatelic collec-tion that contains only counterfeit and / or falsified postage stamps

Fiscal Stamp Collection: philatelic collec-tion that only contains fiscal stamps (tax stamp collection)

Research Collection: philatelic collection that is limited to a small, clearly defined sub-area (e.g. issue) and shows new findings or confirms already known ones

Meter Stamp Collection: philatelic collec-tion that only contains meter stamps

Postal Stationery Collection: philatelic collection that only contains postal statio-neries

Mixed Collection: philatelic collection that contains both mint never hinged and used postage stamps

General Collection: philatelic collection containing postage stamps from all over the world

Cancelled Collection: philatelic collection that contains only cancelled postage stamps

Calendar Collection: philatelic collection in which the postage stamps are sorted according to the calendar day of the cancel-lation

Complete Collection: philatelic collection that contains a complete collection area

Country Collection: philatelic collection that only contains postage stamps from one postal area

Teaching Collection: philatelic collection for teaching and demonstration purposes whose material and structure is intended to convey general or specific knowledge

Airmail Collection: philatelic collection containing airmail postage stamps and postal shipments sent by airmail

Printers Waste Collection: philatelic collection that only contains printers waste

Stamp Booklet Collection: philatelic col-lection that only contains stamp booklets

Motif Collection: philatelic collection that contains postage stamps on a specific motif

Mint Never Hinged Collection: philatelic collection that contains only mint never hinged postage stamps

Postal History Collection: philatelic col-lection that deals with the postal develop-ment of a limited area (local collection)

Postage Stamp Collection: philatelic col-lection containing postage stamps, postal stationeries and meter stamps

Examination Collection: philatelic collec-tion that contains comparison pieces for an examination

Remaining Collection: philatelic collection from which the top pieces have already been removed and which only contains simple and medium values

Scrap Collection: sarcastic term for a philatelic collection that only contains postage stamps in a poor state of preservation

Special Collection: philatelic collection that is limited to a small, clearly defined area (e.g. issue) but covers it in all respects

Cancellation Collection: philatelic collection related to cancellation science

Partial Collection: country collection that only covers a certain period of time

Complete Collection: philatelic collection that is not only complete but also contains e.g. variations or postal shipments

Comparison Collection: philatelic collec-tion that is used as a template for deter-mining color nuances, types or forgeries