Hobbies

Collectors

This page is mainly about collectors, and the names by which they like their hobbies to be known. Like Collective Nouns and Phobias, some of these are of dubious provenance.  Most of them, naturally enough, were probably invented  by the collectors themselves, but some of them seem to indicate a need to impart an air of sophistication to what some non–devotees might regard as a pretty pointless pastime.

But another thing they have in common with Collective Nouns is that they keep coming up – so they're worth knowing.

At the bottom of the page there are a couple of questions that don't fit the above description. (i.e. they don't just ask what somebody collects.)

If you don't find what you're looking for here – and particularly if it ends in "ology" – try Ologies.

Q: What does a(n) ... collect (or have a particular interest in)?		A:
Arctophile		Teddy bears
Cartophilist		(Cigarette) cards
Cruciverbalist		Crossword puzzles
Deltiologist		Postcards
Fromologist		Cheese labels
Fusilatelist or telegerist		Telephone calling cards
Helixophile		Corkscrews
Notaphilist		Bank notes
Numismatist		Coins (and medals)
Philatelist		Stamps
Philographist		Autographs
Phillumenist		Matchbox labels
Succrologist		Sugar packets
Tegestologist		Beer mats
Vin(i)titulist		Wine labels

Twitcher			Bird spotter
Gricer			Railways

Other

Stanley Gibbons & Co.'s first stamp catalogue was first published in			November 1865
Founded in 1968 to re–enact the battles and events of the English Civil War – named after a secret Royalist society from the Interregnum			Sealed Knot

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