Stamp Collecting - Chicks Dig It?
Stamp collecting, or philately to those of us who have been at it for a while, has been the hobby of many famous/infamous people throughout the past 160 years. Some of the more famous instances include Franklin Roosevelt, the last president of the United States to be elected more than twice, John Dupont, the heir to the Dupont family fortune and famous murderer, and Bill Gross, arguably one of the greatest investors of modern times. Now, philately can add another president to it’s roles.
So, what is the attraction that brings kings and presidents to this “hobby of kings”? It’s not just the value of the stamps, as most of them are virtually worthless, and it’s certainly not the glamor surrounding the hobby, since there literally is none, so what can it be? The common denominator amongst most stamp collectors is a keen intellect and a curiosity that leads one to want to know more than what appears on the surface of things. Stamp collectors enjoy studying the ways in which stamps are made, the way the papers on which they are printed are made, the subject matter of the stamps themselves, and even the various ways in which the stamps are used. In other words, stamp collectors, as a general rule, are smarter than the average bear! That’s why they’re able to be kings, queens, presidents, billionaires, and attractive to supermodels!
So, if you’re one of those that has been curious about stamp collecting, but haven’t taken the plunge, give it a try! Maybe you’ll be the next famous collector I’ll write about.
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