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   Greg Knauss (gknauss@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 01-Aug-2023 07:59:40 JST Greg Knauss

   “Do you want a stamp collection that will give you countless hours of pleasure, excitement, thrills, and knowledge? Do you want a stamp collection that will provide relaxation from daily tasks, make you the master of facts, that will not consume every minute of your precious spare time, require a mink-lined pocketbook, increase in value over the years? Of course you do.”

   Of course you do.

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     Greg Knauss (gknauss@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 01-Aug-2023 07:59:39 JST Greg Knauss

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     My dad died in January of 2020, and I’ve been slow to deal with his stuff. He had hobbies — complete nerd hobbies: computers, astronomy, stamps — and I want to make sure that all his nerd-hobby stuff stays in the hands of nerds.

     He spent so much time assembling it all — assembling it so carefully — that to just abandon it would feel like it didn’t mean anything. It did. It was who he was.

     There is someone out there who is just like that, and will _love_ this stuff.

     Thomas 🔭🕹️ repeated this.
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     Greg Knauss (gknauss@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 01-Aug-2023 07:59:39 JST Greg Knauss

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     So: If you (or some philatelophile you know, you nerd) would like hundreds and hundreds of near-mint copies of Topical Time or Space Stamps or The Astrophile, dating back decades, please let me know.

     I mean, of course you do.