Have you ever thought about how interesting stamps are? You know, the kind you put on envelopes? Not just because they're often quite pretty or nice to look at, but because they are a piece of history preserved on a thin slice of jagged-edged paper.
That's why I love to collect them! :)
It must be quite a bit of work for the stamp designers to come up with a way to show an picture or event on such a small stamp. Especially events or commemorations that you didn't even know about.
I guess they're works of art!
I think I was about 7 or 8 when I first started collecting stamps.
I remember always asking Oma for ones she got from Holland. Dad also gave us some from Holland when he collected that are very old. In a way, I guess, they're like memories.
I hope to focus mostly on Canadian stamps, and perhaps Dutch ones. Right now, I have ones from all over the world that I got over the years. This year's Canadian one from the Year of the Rat is pretty cool! I hear that there's one coming out in June commemorating Anne of Green Gables! Check it out here: http://www.canadapost.ca/personal/collecting/default-e.asp
It's too bad that they changed some stamps from the kind you have to lick yourself (remember those?) to the self-adhesive ones. It just takes longer to soak off the paper.
So, now that I've got you interested, go out and get yourself a bunch of stamps and start collecting! (just kidding!) ;) (The only thing that's hard to get are good stamp collecting books... there's always Ebay)
FYI...This site's pretty cool, it lists all Canadian stamps from since stamps were made till 2007: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/02/020117/020117030431_e.html
So this is my little hobby...stamp collecting!
