After rediscovering stamp collecting when he brought home boxes and boxes of his grandfather’s albums, stamps, and first day covers last November, Joel’s mail and package deliveries are all starting to look the same … Collectors and stamp supply houses are littering their parcels with old stamps. If you received a calendar in the mail over the holidays from Joel, you know exactly what I am talking about!

Note that most of those required at least eight hand cancels due to the number of stamps that were used. I am sure the employee at the Post Office had visions of carpal tunnel lost time accident claims floating in his head every time Joel walked through the door.

The worst part of this new/old adventure is that, by accident, Joel discovered our next door neighbor is an avid collector of US and German stamps, too. I am hearing chatter of a four day road trip in May to a big stamp convention in Denver …