philatelist
Collects postage stamps
A philatelist is a person who collects and studies postage stamps.
The hobby—philately—involves not just accumulating stamps but examining their history, design, and variations.
My grandfather was an avid philatelist with albums spanning fifty years of British commemoratives.
Fee for mailing
- postmarkDated mailing imprint
- airmailPost sent aloft
- envelopeFolded paper enclosure
- postcardMailable picture souvenir
franking · metered · cancellation · surcharge · express · registered · certified · cover
Hole punched through something
- watermarkTranslucent authentication mark
- cancellationVoiding of plans
- commemorativeHonoring past events
- definitiveSettling a question finally
mint · used · gum · denomination · overprint · engraving · block · coil
Collected mass over time
- acquisitionsThings newly gained
- catalogingSystematic organization into records
- curatorCollection overseer
- connoisseurExpert in matters of taste
specimens · rarities · treasures · preservation · auctions · heirlooms · valuables · ephemera
postage
Fee for mailing
postcard · franking · metered · cancellation · surcharge · express · registered · certified · cover · cachet
perforation
Hole punched through something
- watermarkTranslucent authentication mark
- cancellationVoiding of plans
- commemorativeHonoring past events
definitive · mint · used · gum · denomination · overprint · engraving · block · coil · sheet
accumulation
Collected mass over time
- acquisitionsThings newly gained
- catalogingSystematic organization into records
- curatorCollection overseer
connoisseur · specimens · rarities · treasures · preservation · auctions · heirlooms · valuables · ephemera · antiques
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
archive · chronicle · origins · relic · retrospect · tradition · yesteryear · classic · antique · provenance
- collectorscoin collectors, coin collector, stamp collectors, stamp collector, art collector
- hobbyistshobbyist, hobbyists, enthusiasts, crafters, collectors
- -phile wordsaudiophile, bibliophile, cinephile, francophile, technophile