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In article <mxzN.7$ZT6.85612@wagner.videotron.net>, Pat
<plevesque@videotron.ca> writes
>Hi there,
>
>My sons, Etienne (5yrs) and Christophe (8yrs) would like to begin a stamps
>collection so, if you can send them few stamps to begin their collection, I
>will appreciate it. I want to give them the opportunity to travel, and have
>a better knowledge of all the countries, cultures and habits all over the
>world. You can reach them to:
>
>Etienne and Christophe Levesque
>12 Sebastien
>Chateauguay, Quebec
>Canada
>J6K 1N6
>
>Thanks in advance.
>The father: Patrice Levesque
>plevesque@videotron.ca
>
>
>
Hi!

My daughter and cousins would also like to start collecting.....but I
gave them stamps from my own collection.

Rather than ask thousands of people to send freebies. :-)

6 Ravensdale Road
Coventry
England               for the generous and gullible ;-)



-- 
Steve Frazer

Steve Frazer wrote:

> My daughter and cousins would also like to start collecting.....but I
> gave them stamps from my own collection.
> 
> Rather than ask thousands of people to send freebies. :-)
> 
I'm not sure what your saying. If it is that he should do the same as
you, then perhaps he's not a collector or specializes - so he hasn't got
any to give them.

Or are you really wanting some more for your own family, as well.

Frankly, I think this is a brilliant idea. Long time collectors can get
rid of some of their low value stock piles that other collectors don't
want for the price of a stamp. I'm going to send him some of mine nad
hopefully I can get some of their spares back. Surely this is just what
these newsgroups should be about - an online version of the PO
Collectors Club - rather than a vehicle for american dealers and the
tedious arguements about R.c.s. from Deeter et al!

The Internet is the domain of the young whereas Stamp Collecting is the
haunt of the old. At 49 I am the youngest member (bar one) at our
monthly meetings. We need to encourage this sort of thing if our hobby
is to survive.


Ian Briant
Treasurer Civil Service Philatelic Soc. (UK)

In article <350BA28C.1613@rocketmail.com>, Phrixothrix
<greendwarf@rocketmail.com> writes
>Steve Frazer wrote:
>
>> My daughter and cousins would also like to start collecting.....but I
>> gave them stamps from my own collection.
>> 
>> Rather than ask thousands of people to send freebies. :-)
>> 
>I'm not sure what your saying. If it is that he should do the same as
>you, then perhaps he's not a collector or specializes - so he hasn't got
>any to give them.
>
>Or are you really wanting some more for your own family, as well.
>
>Frankly, I think this is a brilliant idea. Long time collectors can get
>rid of some of their low value stock piles that other collectors don't
>want for the price of a stamp. I'm going to send him some of mine nad
>hopefully I can get some of their spares back. Surely this is just what
>these newsgroups should be about - an online version of the PO
>Collectors Club - rather than a vehicle for american dealers and the
>tedious arguements about R.c.s. from Deeter et al!
>
>The Internet is the domain of the young whereas Stamp Collecting is the
>haunt of the old. At 49 I am the youngest member (bar one) at our
>monthly meetings. We need to encourage this sort of thing if our hobby
>is to survive.
>
>
>Ian Briant
>Treasurer Civil Service Philatelic Soc. (UK)

I am not a dealer and I specialise in Deutches Reich. 

Along the way I've accumulated lots of other stuff some of which I give
away to encourage children in the family to start collections of their
own. Whenever I buy for myself I look for something to give them.

I don't want or need lots of freebies, hence the :-)

-- 
Steve Frazer

Steve Frazer wrote:
> 
> I don't want or need lots of freebies, hence the :-)
> 
A close run thing, Steve. I almost sent you a load of my surplus. You
should know by now that irony on the Net is a dangerous thing - but you
did post your address!

I'll remember the comment about Germany.


Ian Briant