what is a philatalist?

Answer 1

Do you mean philatelist?
It is a noun meaning"exemption from payment" used to mean a franking mark or postage stamp exempting the recipient from payment.
Philately is the collection and study of postage stamps.

Answer 2

Stamp collector collects stamps,philatalists study a wider field concerned with postage such as postmarks and pre stamp postage.

Answer 3

a stamp collector

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phi·lat·e·ly /fɪˈlætli/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[fi-lat-l-ee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun 1. the collecting of stamps and other postal matter as a hobby or an investment.
2. the study of postage stamps, revenue stamps, stamped envelopes, postmarks, postal cards, covers, and similar material relating to postal or fiscal history.


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[Origin: 1860–65; < F philatélie < Gk phil- phil- + atéleia freedom from charges (taken to mean recipient's freedom from delivery charges by virtue of the stamp which sender affixed to the letter), lit., want of taxation, equiv. to a- a-6 + tél(os) tax + -eia -y3]

—Related forms
phil·a·tel·ic /ˌfɪləˈtɛlɪk/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[fil-uh-tel-ik] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation, phil·a·tel·i·cal, adjective
phil·a·tel·i·cal·ly, adverb
phi·lat·e·list /fɪˈlætlɪst/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[fi-lat-l-ist] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation, noun

Answer 4

A stamp collector

Answer 5

A philatalist is someone who collects things that are untaxed. Stamps are untaxed, therefore it has become stamp collecting in general usage.

Answer 6

Someone who collects postage stamps.

Answer 7

stamp collector.