Definitions

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  • noun philately Postage stamps bought by weight, rather than numerical quantity, and commonly still on paper.

Etymologies

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kilo- (short for kilogram) + ware

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Examples

  • Usually, organizations and offices that receive huge amounts of mail from all over the world sell the stamps in bulk, known to stamp collectors as kiloware.

    BellaOnline - The Voice of Women 2010

  • Usually, organizations and offices that receive huge amounts of mail from all over the world sell the stamps in bulk, known to stamp collectors as kiloware.

    BellaOnline - The Voice of Women 2010

  • Usually, organizations and offices that receive huge amounts of mail from all over the world sell the stamps in bulk, known to stamp collectors as kiloware.

    BellaOnline - The Voice of Women 2010

  • One full 1/2 pound of Finland definitive kiloware on varied sizes of paper.

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  • A full 1/4 lb of Eastern European kiloware on paper.

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  • Finland 1/2 lb 224 grams definitive kiloware on paper Free Postage - 7.56 GBP

    We Blog A Lot 2009

  • Eastern Europe 1/2 lb 224 grams kiloware on paper Free Postage - 12.95 GBP

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  • One full 1/4 pound of Finland definitive kiloware on varied sizes of paper.

    We Blog A Lot 2009

  • Finland 1/2 lb 224 grams kiloware on paper Free Postage - 9.45 GBP

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  • Collections, stamps, kiloware and more philatelic heritage including penny blacks, penny reds.

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  • A stamp mixture consisting of miscellaneous postally used stamps on envelope corner paper from various sources. The term derives from the fact that kiloware is sometimes sold by the kilogram.

    August 27, 2008