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The Michael Swayne Story V: King of his Castle

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Michael Swayne
, 11-05-2013 at 09:52 PM (1004 Views)
Today was grocery day. Dad came by and asked for a list of things to get. That was uneventful. When he brought the groceries, he stuck around longer than he seemed to want. I wanted to ask him the question that had been bugging me lately. Ask him if he's planning on moving back before Mom comes home. But I couldn't do it. Instead, I played with the kittens. They were chasing each other and climbing all over me. If I get the chance tomorrow, I may ask him.

Other than that, I put the new stamps I got in the album. The stamps are getting fancier and fancier as the years go by. It's a great way to see how stamp styles have changed over the years when I get them. Having stamps from when the Presidents were in office is also owning a piece of history. I don't ever get the feeling that I am there when the stamps were first made, but I do sometimes wonder what the stamps were used for. What kind of letter or package was sent using that stamp. Of course, I can wonder that if the stamp is in mint condition. But that is something different entirely.

Well, rather than ramble on and on about philatelic studies and how I would love to get more stamps from other countries, I guess I'll end this entry here. I hope to see you around the forums, and until then...

Later!

Michael

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  1. Pete's Avatar
    I actually have a substantial coin collection (some going back to the 1850s) and feel pretty similarly. Whenever I see a wheat penny from the 40's, I can't help but wonder how much history that coin has seen, between both foreign and domestic conflicts and evens.
  2. Michael Swayne's Avatar
    Other than the State quarters and the Presidential Dollar Coins, I don't collect money unless I intend to spend it. And even then, I normally don't even see the money. I do see your point. I sometimes go through my stamp albums just to look at the tiny images used to send mail from one place to another. And it's great when I get a stamp that has a postmark on it, because then I get to thinking of that place and how it is so different from now.

    However, numismatists and philatelists have an expensive hobby sometimes. Like right now they are offering a replica of the Inverted Jenny (the original nowadays costs hundreds or even thousands of dollars) for $2 per stamp.