The E-Sylum:  Volume 6, Number 11, March 16, 2003, Article 12

DEFINITION:  DELTIOLOGY

  This week's theme at the A Word A Day is words about
  collecting and study of things.  Tuesday's selection relates
  to Pete Smith's article in the Winter 2003 issue of The
  Asylum - "Postcards As Numismatic Literature."

  "deltiology (del-tee-OL-uh-jee) noun
  The study or collecting of postcards.

  [From Greek deltion, diminutive of deltos (writing tablet)
   + -logy.]

 "Floyd Jerdon is one of those people who would never
  confuse deltiology with scrutinizing college Greek week or
  studying deposits at the mouth of a river."
  Barbara Dempsey; Postcards Send Him Back to Another
  Time; South Bend Tribune (Indiana); Feb 2, 2003."

  See http://wordsmith.org/awad/ for more information on
  A Word A Day.

  The item on deltiology mentions that "(David) Brown, founder
  of the Institute of Deltiology ... has one of the largest postcard
  collections in North America."   A web search located this
  address.  Perhaps the collection includes more postcards
  picturing minting facilities.

  Institute of American Deltiology
  300 West Main Avenue
  Myerstown, PA 17067.
  Voice 717-866-7747

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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