Most boys of my generation started collecting stamps and many continued to do so. At that time people and companies communicated by letters and stamps to forward a letter did not cost a fortune. A small fee to get a letter from one place to another. The evidence for this still is the postal cancellation showing from where and when a consignment was sent. That´s why I collect used stamps only. Knowing that this little bit of paper has fullfilled its purpose. What´s the reason for collecting mint stamps other than pure financial interest? The hobby is collecting stamps . Allthough I own a number of mint stamps in my collections I never have bought them myself.
Unfortunately the conditions changed drastically when stamps were cancelled by machines and even more so when e-mail became common further reducing the number of stamps to be collected. Many countries tried to compensate the drop off by issuing more and expensive series and blocks. Let be that most stamps now are very beautifull pieces of art but collecting stamps was more fun at the time when you could cut them from your own correspondence, ask your neighbour not to destroy the envelope or take care of all envelopes in the company you worked for.
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