26-01-2026, 05:29 PM
I wrote in the January newsletter about my first stamp album, which was part of a collectors set I was given in 1967. I am fond of any box of supplies that is intended to introduce someone to a new pastime, so I was absolutely thrilled to find this Canada Post Stamp Travellers Club box at the KSC auction last week:
It was less than $10 - ridiculously inexpensive, compared to listings on eBay, which want almost $40 just to ship the binder! I didn’t look in the box before bidding, beyond seeing the binder. I just opened it today, and found so much more:
The binder, a package of precision ruled “make them yourself” pages and country name labels, an unopened package of hinges, and a stock book with the Stamp Travellers Club logo.
The stock book was full of Machins - an iconic stamp I cannot get enough of. And the bottom of the box contained a selection of kiloware:
I am so glad I was there to get this fabulous item! We are very fortunate to have a club with such frequent auctions, and members with such wonderful stuff to sell.
It was less than $10 - ridiculously inexpensive, compared to listings on eBay, which want almost $40 just to ship the binder! I didn’t look in the box before bidding, beyond seeing the binder. I just opened it today, and found so much more:
The binder, a package of precision ruled “make them yourself” pages and country name labels, an unopened package of hinges, and a stock book with the Stamp Travellers Club logo.
The stock book was full of Machins - an iconic stamp I cannot get enough of. And the bottom of the box contained a selection of kiloware:
I am so glad I was there to get this fabulous item! We are very fortunate to have a club with such frequent auctions, and members with such wonderful stuff to sell.
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