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Kenneth Bonvallet's avatar

Every collector tells the story of how he started as a child, got distracted by girls, then restarted as an adult. My story has a twist: it was my mother-in-law who got me restarted.

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Ted Tyszka's avatar

That’s cool. Was she a collector herself?

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Michael Dodd's avatar

excellent piece thanks for sharing that Ted

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Ted Tyszka's avatar

Thanks, Miguel.

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Kenneth Bonvallet's avatar

She was a collector of mint US stamps and plate blocks, while I preferred foreign used stamps, so we were compatible. I used my APS membership to buy items for her and later to sell her collection. But she willed her better items to her grandson!

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