Who collects what ?

Philately is the study and collecting of revenue and postage stamps.

As soon as someone starts to collect something a word is invented to describe the collector. Most ending in -ist, which means a person who does something (as a motorist is someone who drives a car or a violinist someone who plays a violin). Another ending is -phile or -philist, which means a lover of something.
Collectable — Collector
● Airmail Stamps — Aerophilatelist
● Autographs — Philographist● Badges and Patches — Scutelliphilist
● Banknotes — Notaphilist● Beer Bottle Labels — Labeorphilist● Beer Mats — Tegestologist or Tegetologist
● Books — Bibliophile or Bibliophilist
● Butterflies and Moths — Lepidopterist● Cameos — Cameist
● Cheese Labels — Laclabphilist● Cigar Bands — Brandophilist or Cigrinophilist● Cigarette Cards — Cartophilist● Coins, Money, Medals — Numismatist
● Corkscrews — Heliziphile● Dolls — Plangonologist
● Eggs — Oologist (Illegal in many countries)
● Egg-cups — Pocillovist
● Flags and Banners — Vexillologist● Gramophone Records — Discophilist● Keyrings — Copoclephilist● Keys — Cagophilist● Match Books — Phillumenist
● Match Boxes — Cumyxaphilist
● Money Boxes — Argyrothecologist
● Postcards — Deltiologist● Shells — Conchologist
● Stamps — Philatelist● Sugar Packets — Sucrologist● Teddy Bears — Arctophilist● Telephone Cards — Fusilatelist

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