stamp collector
Philatelist by hobby
A stamp collector is a person who gathers and preserves postage stamps as a hobby.
The formal term is philatelist, though stamp collector is more commonly used in everyday speech: My grandfather was an avid stamp collector who had stamps from over a hundred countries.
Unified collection of recordings
- philatelistOne who collects stamps
- perforationHole punched through something
- watermarkTranslucent authentication mark
- commemorativeHonoring past events
definitive · cancellation · postmark · hinged · gummed · tongs · magnifier · stockbook
Folded paper enclosure
- coverProtect by overlaying
- letterWritten symbol or message
- postcardMailable picture souvenir
- specimenIndividual for examination
error · invert · rare · valuable · antique · vintage · ephemera · curiosity
Steadily increasing in degree
- hingeMovable connecting joint
- sleeveGarment's arm portion
- glassineGrease-resistant translucent paper
- archiveStored historical records
conservation · condition · grade · centering · gum · crease · thin · tear
Ardent admirer of something
- amateurNonprofessional participant
- tradingExchanging for value
- swap-meetInformal trading event
- exhibitionPublic display of items
society · club · convention · newsletter · auction · dealer · appraisal · investment
Extending across Earth
- foreignFrom another nation
- exoticStrikingly unusual, foreign-seeming
- territorialDefensive about owned space
album
Unified collection of recordings
- philatelistOne who collects stamps
- perforationHole punched through something
- watermarkTranslucent authentication mark
commemorative · definitive · cancellation · postmark · hinged · gummed · tongs · magnifier · stockbook · catalogue
envelope
Folded paper enclosure
specimen · error · invert · rare · valuable · antique · vintage · ephemera · curiosity · treasure
mounting
Steadily increasing in degree
archive · conservation · condition · grade · centering · gum · crease · thin · tear · foxing
enthusiast
Ardent admirer of something
exhibition · society · club · convention · newsletter · auction · dealer · appraisal · investment · passion
worldwide
Extending across Earth
- foreignFrom another nation
- exoticStrikingly unusual, foreign-seeming
- territorialDefensive about owned space
- collectorsnumismatist, philatelist, bibliophile, antiquarian, completist
- hobbyistshobbyist, hobbyists, enthusiasts, crafters, amateurs
- crafterscrafter, knitter, quilter, weaver, embroiderer
- periodicalsmagazines, magazine, newspaper, journals, periodicals
- -phile wordsaudiophile, bibliophile, cinephile, francophile, technophile
- mail usersmailer, addressee, recipient, pen pal, subscriber
stamp collectorcoin collector
One who gathers currency
numismatist · antique collector · art collector · vinyl collector · book collector
stamp collectorminimalist
One favoring bare essentials
declutterer · Marie Kondo · purger · seller · disposer
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