Philately, or stamp collecting for the non-nerds reading this, is a hobby that I had as a kid but have picked up again in recent years. It started slowly with buying special issues of astronomical interest. With my varied hobbies and interests, it didn’t take long for me to start collecting all sorts of topics. Now, I have several books and binders full of stamps and covers from Canada and around the world.

Some people collect just for the value and the sake of collecting full sets of items. For me though, it’s the stories from the stamps that have the greatest satisfaction for me. Through philately, I’ve learned so much about the good, the bad, and the ugly of history and geography. Being a rather forgetful person though, I got the idea of starting a philately blog so that I can share all the stories that I’ve been learning from these small pieces of paper.

Check it out at: smallpiecesofpaper.com