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Friday, September 14, 2007

The Best Stamp City?

Food 4 Thght - The Best Stamp City?

My internal clock, could use a stamp show about every two weeks. I appreciate browsing and seeing what other collectors are looking for, but one of the disadvantages of living in an unpopulated area, like I do, is that there aren't a lot of nearby stamp shows to take advantage of.

Yea, there's Web auctions, e-mail for philatelic friends, and the post office still makes house calls, but you can't duplicate the happy finds and excitement of a stamp show.

All that got me wondering what was the best place to live for a stamp collector. I don't think many of us can choose solely on the basis of passions, but "What is America's best stamp city?"

When I try to juggle all the factors, I wind up with a very non-scientific and personally skewed answer loaded with too many if's and but's. It goes something like this, "If I could indulge myself, Manhattan is the best stamp city with all the resources a collector could ever need, but with a high price tag." On the other hand, "If I studied the postal history of a certain area, like Seattle, Wash., and wanted covers, Seattle would be the place to be."

Where's your stamp city? A northeastern metro suburb? A mid-sized midwestern city? Someplace in the west? How would you choose it? Based on what? The number of shows? The humidity (think Eugene vs. Vegas)? A place with an older population? Most cold and cloudy days (Portland, either one)? Most local clubs within a 50 mile radius? Access to stamp and postal museums?

Just jot down your thoughts as a 'comment'.

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the lanai guy | 8:27 AM | 1 comments |  

1 Comments:

At 10:23 PM, Webgurl said...

Maybe London for it's postal history.

Cheers, webgurl

 

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