Philatelists collect them (6)
I believe the answer is:
stamps
'philatelists collect them' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for stamps that I've seen before include "Imprints" , "Brings one's foot down heavily on the envelope" , "Postal tokens" , "Philatelist's interest" , "Tramples" .)