What do you call someone who collects stamps?

A person who collects stamps is known as a philatelist. Stamp collecting is good hobby for people who want to learn about culture, geography and history. Being a philatelist is an inexpensive hobby.

There are a few tools philatelists use for their hobby of stamp collecting."

• Tongs look like tweezers, but have smooth tips used to pick up stamps, so the dirt and oil from fingers do not damage them.
• Storage is important to keep stamps safe. An old shoebox works fine, but storing stamps in an album makes them easier and more enjoyable to view.
• A magnifying glass is used to see the small details and difference of stamps that are not visible with the naked eye.
• A perforation gauge is a tool philatelists use to measure the ridges on the outsides of stamps.