Do you ever give any thought to how interesting and useful postage stamps are? Usually I don't, I just take them for granted, until I suddenly find myself with bills to pay and an empty space in the drawer where the stamps are supposed to be.
Last week, I added them to my grocery list, and of course you have to get them from the cashier when you are paying at the end of your trip. So, predictably, I forgot to get them by the time I got up to that point. (I was just focused on wanting to get out of the store!)
This weekend, the need became critical. So this morning, I was back at the grocery store at 8 AM, and thank goodness, they weren't out of them. I bought 2 books, which should hold me for a while. The post office doesn't open until 10, and I try to get into stores when necessary, as early as possible.
I did look into buying them online, which you can do, but there's a wait of about a week to get them. I needed them right away. But if you plan in advance, it might be a good thing to buy online. It's fun to see all the designs available.
I started thinking about postage stamps, how much of the history of every country is contained and memorialized in them, the variety of subjects, the art work, etc. I have never collected stamps, although one of my kids did for a while. Have any of you ever had a stamp collection? What's the most interesting stamp you can remember?
Stamps have been part of the background of my life since I was born. I can remember when postcards cost a penny to send, and letters were 2 cents! What a lot of history is contained in these little, but necessary, bits of paper.
When things open up again, I plan to visit the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum.
Last week, I added them to my grocery list, and of course you have to get them from the cashier when you are paying at the end of your trip. So, predictably, I forgot to get them by the time I got up to that point. (I was just focused on wanting to get out of the store!)
This weekend, the need became critical. So this morning, I was back at the grocery store at 8 AM, and thank goodness, they weren't out of them. I bought 2 books, which should hold me for a while. The post office doesn't open until 10, and I try to get into stores when necessary, as early as possible.
I did look into buying them online, which you can do, but there's a wait of about a week to get them. I needed them right away. But if you plan in advance, it might be a good thing to buy online. It's fun to see all the designs available.
I started thinking about postage stamps, how much of the history of every country is contained and memorialized in them, the variety of subjects, the art work, etc. I have never collected stamps, although one of my kids did for a while. Have any of you ever had a stamp collection? What's the most interesting stamp you can remember?
Stamps have been part of the background of my life since I was born. I can remember when postcards cost a penny to send, and letters were 2 cents! What a lot of history is contained in these little, but necessary, bits of paper.
When things open up again, I plan to visit the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum.
