Almost nothing survives of my stamp collection.
However, should I run across any, they will be yours Steve.
My collection never amounted to anything as far as monetary value is concerned. I mainly collected sheets of stamps showing things I was really interested in.
For example, when John Glenn first orbited the earth, I bought a sheet of "Friendship 7" stamps. I also sent Glenn an envelope with the stamp. He autographed it, and sent it back to me. Wish I knew where it was!!!!
One stamp collection I really enjoyed, before giving it away, was a "Presidential Collection." There was a panel for each president, and it included a first day cover from the President's home town, as well as other stamps about the President, or about something from his era.
Really a neat collectible. But, now gone.
In the "Old Days" you could order sheets of stamps from the Government, for face value. I remember ordering a sheet of stamps regarding Colorado. They were 1936 issue and only cost me the face value of the stamps.
Now that the Government has found the consumer is a real "cash cow" for both stamps and coins, the "Good Old Days" are over.
