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a note from a old stamper
Hello group:
Thanks once more for the warm invite, and I have to say we are a old breed that without us saying something about stamp collecting, it will go the way of carbon paper and rotary dialed phones ! I enjoy taking my collection out almost daily to look at all the history and time I spent finding most of my gems for my collection. I lived when a lot of it was happening, I mean the Space Race with Russia. Each stamp reminds me what I was doing, and how each one fits into spots in a book to find me later in my life. I wish at times I had a answer to those that think stamp collecting is almost dead, gone with the goonie bird, gone with front porches that have found thier way to the back of the house and called a DECK. Yes groupies I am concerned about our hobby and what we know is good for our youth. Once more I am a loyal Stamp Collector, but I might shuffle off to shows, I love my hobby and I hope you do to. JIM |
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a note from a old stamper
"Sir F. A. Rien" wrote in message
... jim found these unused words: Hello group: Thanks once more for the warm invite, and I have to say we are a old breed that without us saying something about stamp collecting, it will go the way of carbon paper and rotary dialed phones ! I enjoy taking my collection out almost daily to look at all the history and time I spent finding most of my gems for my collection. I lived when a lot of it was happening, I mean the Space Race with Russia. Each stamp reminds me what I was doing, and how each one fits into spots in a book to find me later in my life. I wish at times I had a answer to those that think stamp collecting is almost dead, gone with the goonie bird, gone with front porches that have found thier way to the back of the house and called a DECK. Yes groupies I am concerned about our hobby and what we know is good for our youth. Once more I am a loyal Stamp Collector, but I might shuffle off to shows, I love my hobby and I hope you do to. JIM Quite so ... I can remember reading that back in '97 many of the same views being expressed - how the hobby was in trouble; how too many stamps were being issued; fakes and forgeries and scammers abounded; modern inventions were taking the place [and time[ of simply enjoying the collecting ... Somehow, despite all this, the hobby has survived and grown, yep, back in '97 it reaslly looked dark ... 1897, that is! I can say that in my city of origin, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain) all philatelic shops have dissapeared some years ago. Fortunately here in Madrid where I reside now things are a little bit different, although most stamp prices are the same or a bit higher than catalog values. Pedro |
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