What hobby involves gathering postage stamps?

• A. Stamp Collecting
• B. Collecting Stamps
• C. Coin Collecting
• D. Philately

Answer: (A)

The activity of gathering postage stamps is called stamp collecting. This is the term most people use for the hobby of seeking out, organizing, and preserving stamps from different countries and eras. People who do this often describe themselves as stamp collectors. Philately is related—it refers to the study of stamps and postal history and is the broader field, not just the hobby name. Coin collecting focuses on coins, not stamps. So for the hobby described, stamp collecting is the precise, widely used term.