stamp collecting

stamp collecting

      the hobby of collecting postage stamps. See philately.

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  • stamp collecting — stamp col.lecting n [U] the practice of collecting stamps from interest or because of their financial value >stamp collector n …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • stamp collecting — UK [ˈstæmp kəˌlektɪŋ] / US noun [uncountable] the activity of collecting postage stamps from different countries and keeping them in a book called a stamp album Derived word: stamp collector noun countable Word forms stamp collector : singular… …   English dictionary

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