I have recently inherited my Grandad’s old postage stamps.
I am think about how I can contribute to the old postage stamps. I don’t just want to buy new stamps. I want to buy old postage stamps. It will have some history to it.
I have been thinking about it and I think I will go with castles. Why? Well castles have always interested me and it seems that I have many different ones to choose from. There may be more popular topics like railway, kings and queen but they don’t really appeal to me.
My Grandad has a whole collection about Kings and Queens. The Sumner Collection is its name. A collection that was designed to be solely about them. It is obvious that kings and queens were important to him.
He also has other albums where there are spaces with all the available spaces to put your stamps. Similar to when I collected football related stickers. Each player had a space within a team. Likewise there is a space for each new issue.
I also want to know more about the foreign old postage stamps. Do people collect old postage stamps abroad? I don’t doubt it, my Grandad has lots of foreign stamps. I’m not sure how he got into them but it certainly adds some intrigue and even his personality to the collection.
What about the value of old postage stamps? I wonder the value of stamps now? Not the new one, old postage stamps. I am already looking to see if I can spot a bargain to add to the collection.
I would love to make the collection more valuable but would never sell it. Something to be treasured in our family. Something that each generation could look about on and be proud that they contributed to a part of history.
When I was a child I really enjoyed being part of his passion and I hope that I will be able to feel that again. I am clearly as passionate as he is but I think that by taking an active approach with the old postage stamps collection now I will feel that little bit closer to him.
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