We've been having a little trouble getting back in the groove after all our travels. I think we have vacation-itis. It's not that our regular activities are so unpleasant, they're just not as exciting as vacation. Alas, we can no longer pretend to be on vacation. I've been slowly working through all the pictures from Christmas, and they'll be up very soon ( I hope). The kids have been enjoying all their new Christmas toys and patiently awaiting the arrival of some very special boxes from VA. It's not so much what came in the boxes as what came on them. Trevor spent a very special evening in VAwith Grandpa looking at stamps and has been bitten by the bug. He chose some stamps from Grandpa's stash, and those, along with some other hand-selected stamps by a very excited Grandpa were beautifully arranged to cover the postage on two boxes. We always know boxes from Grandpa because they are covered with stamps. This time, Grandpa picked out the most interesting-looking stamps for two budding philatelists. Now they're patiently awaiting Grandpa's visit so he can help them soak the stamps off the cardboard to put in a special album. In the meantime, though, it's time to get back in our groove.
January 10, 2010
Old Groove, New Pastimes
We've been having a little trouble getting back in the groove after all our travels. I think we have vacation-itis. It's not that our regular activities are so unpleasant, they're just not as exciting as vacation. Alas, we can no longer pretend to be on vacation. I've been slowly working through all the pictures from Christmas, and they'll be up very soon ( I hope). The kids have been enjoying all their new Christmas toys and patiently awaiting the arrival of some very special boxes from VA. It's not so much what came in the boxes as what came on them. Trevor spent a very special evening in VAwith Grandpa looking at stamps and has been bitten by the bug. He chose some stamps from Grandpa's stash, and those, along with some other hand-selected stamps by a very excited Grandpa were beautifully arranged to cover the postage on two boxes. We always know boxes from Grandpa because they are covered with stamps. This time, Grandpa picked out the most interesting-looking stamps for two budding philatelists. Now they're patiently awaiting Grandpa's visit so he can help them soak the stamps off the cardboard to put in a special album. In the meantime, though, it's time to get back in our groove.
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Oh that's so cool. I would have thought stamp collectors wouldn't want to actually mail their stamps -not so? Are they better postmarked and then saved? What an interesting hobby and great way to introduce all kinds of places and ideas to the kids!
Well, you're mostly right. For serious collectors, stamps less than 100 years old are more valuable in mint condition. But for kids, canceled stamps are a great way to get started! Haha! You sound just like my dad- he's always telling about some interesting historical fact or cultural trivia he's learned through stamps! :) We joke about it, but it's really true!
This is a great hobby for the boys. Stamps are such neat "mini" pictures and portraits. I wanted to do this many years ago, but my other collections took over... as you know. They will learn a lot and have "attention to details" training in the process.
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