Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The act or practice of collecting postage- or revenue-stamps. See philately.
Wiktionary
- n. The hobby of collecting and displaying postage stamps and related items.
Examples
“Heraldry can be a tedious occupation, a bit like the worst kind of train-spotting or stamp-collecting.”
“All science is either physics or stamp-collecting," reckoned Ernest Rutherford.”
“He developed a passion for stamp-collecting as a young scout after earning a stamp-collecting badge.”
“I'm not denying that it provides those pleasures, but I think you can't dismiss the trainspotting, stamp-collecting aspect either -- the sheer plethora of implied, distinct collectable figurines and playsets, the number of possible "which would win in a fight, X or Y?" matchups.”
“David Moles: I'm not denying that it provides those pleasures, but I think you can't dismiss the trainspotting, stamp-collecting aspect either -- the sheer plethora of implied, distinct collectable figurines and playsets, the number of possible "which would win in a fight, X or Y?" matchups.”
“Instead, we are introduced to a manipulative half-sister, an unstable lead character, a conniving gangster, a street-slick yet affable hustler and an edgy yet tired stamp-collecting expert.”
“Make sure you take an interest in what she does and ask her about what she likes, no matter how tediously boring yes, stamp-collecting and calligraphy do count.”
“I really did think from my stamp-collecting days, many years ago, that some British stamps issued for use in British post offices in Morocco, were overprinted “Tangiers”.”
“She has to cry on demand, play fragile and gutsy, and generally serve as the emotional anchor of this Mamet-style play about wounded souls — and stamp-collecting.”
“I suppose that if Ishmael had been obsessed not with whales but stamp-collecting and its deeper significance, the book would have seriously suffered.”
Moby Dick: Portrait of the Blogger as a Young Reader and Other Thoughts
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