Today's Challenge in my 50 Day Gratitude Challenge is to name something you love about yourself. I found this one a bit harder but here it goes. I love the fact that l enjoy exploring and discovering new things and rediscovering things from my past that l may have forgotten about.
One of those things is my Stamp Collection. As a young teenager I discovered the world of stamps. I haven't done anything with it for years but this Challenge made me think about it and so l pulled it out and enjoyed looking through it
I used to collect stamps too, and haven’t thought about it much in fifty years. In fact most people nowadays probably don’t even keep stamps in their house. It’s a fascinating hobby. Like owning a small art museum.
That brought back a memory for me, too, Brian. I also collected stamps as a teen - wonder what happened to them! They really were a lot more interesting back them.
It's an interesting challenge you're following. I look forward to seeing more. Thank you (from the south of France - but more normally from Norfolk UK) for following my project.
Cool collection. I have a stamp collection that belonged to my grandfather. I don’t know much about the stamps though. At some point we may not even use them if snail mail ceases?
An amazing colloection and so many memories. Peter has a large stamp collection and says he learned a lot of geography through collecting stamps from around the world.
I think we all used to collect stamps as a representation of how we then connected with worlds far away. Now our connections are more via the internet (including 365!). Your photo evoked lots of memories!
I too collected stamps as a child…it was very popular at that time. Quite exciting too when you could buy packets of mixed stamps, opening the packet to see what you had. I have no idea what happened to mine!
Your challenge sharings are really resonating with us, Brian! For this one, so many of us, including me, used to collect stamps in our teens. Like other people, I'm wondering where my stamp collection is now. It's great that you could find yours. Works of art here (and what a great way to discover the world!) Fav
I collected stamps as well. My father worked for a rubber importing and exporting firm so he would bring me stamps from all over the world. I had it stored in the attic for ages but finally gave it to my home-schooling grandsons last spring along with a book about the countries of the world so they could learn about the places where the stamps came from too. You have a really nice collection there!
I collect/ed stamps too. I still have my album and still add some new ones from time to time. As a kid I had 10 penpals, and part of that was to get and exchange new and interesting stamps. A great hobby for a kid - or an adult!
You remind me that as a little boy I too used to collect stamps and then one day I gave up and gave my album to some friend who I don't remember. I guess most children of my age used to collect stamps, too. Thank you for sharing this.
A great hobby, and very educational as well. We still receive a presentation pack of each new set of stamps from the Isle of Man, our favourite holiday place - fav!
What a collection, and a great memory. My father was a stamp collector, I used to help him when I was young. Thank you for your memory and for reminding me of mine.
I too collected stamps when I was a young lad. I still have it but, like you, haven't done anything with it for ages. Although I did shoot a few macros of stamps about a year or so ago for a 365 challenge.
I also find your challenge interesting!
Really wonderful to see.
Ian
You have a magnificent collection