stamp collecting
noun
another name for philately
stamp collector
-
a word derived from
stamp collecting.
Example Sentences
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We are keenly aware of Mr. Lucas’s pride and delight in each acquisition, and he lets us see them, one after another, just as a stamp collector might leaf through his album.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Unless you are a hard-core stamp collector, you might well answer: “There’s one with an upside-down old-timey airplane, isn’t there?”
From New York Times ● Nov. 14, 2023
It was purchased by stamp collector Charles Hack.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2023
A stamp collector himself, Robey and a friend kept an eye out for just such an invert, he later recalled.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 10, 2023
“He’s not a teacher. He’s a stamp collector and he’s being deported,” I said.
From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys
