ANCIENT HOBBY

Stamps

I asked Sekinchan Boy where to get stamp albums. He looked shock for a minute and then laughed mockingly in my face.

I know. Many may not even remember that such hobby still exists.

Since I was idling away last weekend, it would be best if I do some spring-cleaning of my old stuffs. I have been delaying my purchase of a new stamp album for the stamps that I kept in envelopes throughout my years of writing letters. During THOSE days before the internet, I used to receive an impressive 200 – 300 letters per annum.

I kept most of them, but somehow over the years, moth and bookworms had eaten into them and I reluctantly threw them away.

When I was back in primary school, we used to bring our collection albums – be it stamps, coins, first day covers, dried flowers and leaves, etc for show offs in school. Children will always be children.

I think nobody in school beat my record as yet – as I have stamps aging over 40 years in this album, belonging to my dead uncle, who collected them when he was a young boy.

Dead Uncle's Album

Inside DU's Album

Today, I think they are about 60 years old. Hhmph.. wonder if they would worth a fortune.

I particularly like overseas stamps especially during Christmas. They are indeed nice and colorful.

Don't you love everything Christmas?

Merry Christmas

England postage design did not change much over the years. They still hail the queen with the stamps.

Hail the Queen!

Please tell me that, there is someone out there still collect stamps. Am I entertaining myself with an obsolete hobby?