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[Bill Mullins]

Jesse mentioned on bluesky that he had antedated the OED's first cite from 1951 to 1949.



1948 [London] Reveille 23 Apr 2/2

Since this occurred 10 years before the issue of the first postage stamp in 1840, label collectors boast that phillumeny is older than philately, and they claim it's as instructive and significant.

https://www.newspapers.com/image/883780692/?match=1&terms=phillumeny


and one of his commenters antedated "matchbook" from the OED's 1937 to 1912



1909 Atlantic City Daily Press 3/2

To mark the occassion [sic] a pretty Match-book holder will be given with every purchase.

https://www.newspapers.com/image/916708896/?match=1&terms=matchbook

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