Haydnseek2
Stamp Collecting 101
Welcome to another installment of "Collecting with Bill"; we're glad to have you here with us today.
In the world of stamp collecting, there are many different items that are stamp-related. Today we have an "FDC" - First Day Cover. FDC's come in many different fashions and cover a wide range of topics. FDC's typically feature a cancelled stamp on an envelope. The envelopes often have a "cachet", which is an image or artistic feature pertaining to the issued stamp. The stamp is cancelled on the day it was made available to the public. The FDC highlights the newly issued stamp and provides a marker in history of when the stamp was first issued. Plus, they're another fun thing to collect!
This FDC displays a stamp issued in Bolivia on 31 Jan 1991; the cachet on this envelope depicts a Spectacled Bear - a/k/a Andean Bear - and its cub.
It's especially meaningful to me on a personal level. I am blessed with a truly amazing son - he's 16 now - and the cachet reminds me very much of one particular night I had with him. He was around 2 or 3 I suppose; me and my wife would take turns reading a book to (and with) him when it was time for him to go to sleep. (Disclaimer: She did it much more than I did. It took me quite a long time for me to adjust to the role of having a son. Bless her heart.) Anyway, I was reading a book to him that I previously considered way too "touchy feely" for me to indulge in....straight-up male ego. I had a great time that night and he enjoyed the experience quite a bit. He was familiar with the book, so he knew all the features, twists and turns. Surely enough, off to sleep he went when we finished the book.
This is but one example of the multitude of things that I find appealing about stamp collecting. And, to an extent, an example of something I enjoy about Flickr. In general terms, I'm less than thrilled about social media. The only other platform I am a part of is stamp-related; I don't expect that to change much if at all. There was a time when I HAD TO rack up 100 faves and 25 comments...I'm just in a different part of the same room I guess.
Stamp Collecting 101
Welcome to another installment of "Collecting with Bill"; we're glad to have you here with us today.
In the world of stamp collecting, there are many different items that are stamp-related. Today we have an "FDC" - First Day Cover. FDC's come in many different fashions and cover a wide range of topics. FDC's typically feature a cancelled stamp on an envelope. The envelopes often have a "cachet", which is an image or artistic feature pertaining to the issued stamp. The stamp is cancelled on the day it was made available to the public. The FDC highlights the newly issued stamp and provides a marker in history of when the stamp was first issued. Plus, they're another fun thing to collect!
This FDC displays a stamp issued in Bolivia on 31 Jan 1991; the cachet on this envelope depicts a Spectacled Bear - a/k/a Andean Bear - and its cub.
It's especially meaningful to me on a personal level. I am blessed with a truly amazing son - he's 16 now - and the cachet reminds me very much of one particular night I had with him. He was around 2 or 3 I suppose; me and my wife would take turns reading a book to (and with) him when it was time for him to go to sleep. (Disclaimer: She did it much more than I did. It took me quite a long time for me to adjust to the role of having a son. Bless her heart.) Anyway, I was reading a book to him that I previously considered way too "touchy feely" for me to indulge in....straight-up male ego. I had a great time that night and he enjoyed the experience quite a bit. He was familiar with the book, so he knew all the features, twists and turns. Surely enough, off to sleep he went when we finished the book.
This is but one example of the multitude of things that I find appealing about stamp collecting. And, to an extent, an example of something I enjoy about Flickr. In general terms, I'm less than thrilled about social media. The only other platform I am a part of is stamp-related; I don't expect that to change much if at all. There was a time when I HAD TO rack up 100 faves and 25 comments...I'm just in a different part of the same room I guess.