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Those Early Stamp Collecting Days...cont'd

Mood:
When I was sick, the family doctor, with his black bag, came to visit my bedside. (In those “ancient” days, doctors made housecalls; an office visit was $6, but if he came to the house that cost $8).
In my early collecting days, my rarest most prized stamp was the strangely-shaped 6¢ orange winged-globe airmail. (I had no idea at that time that what I had was a used Scott C19 which catalogued about .04). The first stamp I ever remember buying was the Puerto Rico stamp which cost me 3¢ at the post office in April 1949. By 1950, I was a real pest at our small one-clerk post office, hounding him regularly about whether he had the latest .03 commemoratives yet. But he was always patient and pretended that my three penny purchase was an important piece of government postal business!
Next time (if there is a next time) I’ll relate how my collecting evolved from the shoebox into albums. Meanwhile, see what you can recall of your early introduction to stamps and those enjoyable m
Friday April 1, 2005 at 8:08PM

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