philatelist
noun
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The first postage stamps were made available on May 1, 1840, in England, and it didn't take long for the hobby of stamp collecting to arise. Within a year, a young London lady was letting it be known in a newspaper advertisement that she was "desirous of covering her dressing room with cancelled postage stamps". Philately has been alive and well ever since, though modern philatelists—including rock stars, English kings, and American presidents—are more likely to put the stamps they collect in special albums.
Examples of philatelist in a Sentence
Chris Morris, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2023
To a philatelist, though, the overall value is nothing remarkable.
—Andrew Duehren, WSJ, 15 Sep. 2022
In London, philatelist Denis Vandervelde enlightens the authors to the centuries-old practice of disinfecting mail in times of widespread disease.
—Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2021
Commemorative stamps extend far beyond the world of the philatelist and are best understood as simply another form of merchandise for fans, sitting alongside T-shirts, mugs and keychains – all items to be hoarded by enthusiasts but never used because to use them is to deplete their value.
—Eamonn Forde, Forbes, 6 May 2021
Marcia was a beloved grandmother, aunt, lifelong friend, good neighbor, social worker, supporter of Israel, genealogist, philatelist, civic and global activist.
—courant.com, 16 Nov. 2019
Now, just nine remain, extremely valuable to philatelists.
—Ilaria Maria Sala, Quartz, 2 Sep. 2019
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“Philatelist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/philatelist. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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