Spring cleaning time and I discover I have more “treasures”
stuffed in corners than I can remember.
Like this set of stamps I found in celebration of the 21st
Birthday of Her Royal Highness, The Princess of Wales. Chanced upon a random
stamp fair years back at a flea market and an elderly gentleman was selling off
his collections of vintage first day covers and stamps. I was quite captivated
by his British Royal collection and asked him why wasn’t he leaving it to the next
generation. Instinctively, we turned our eyes towards a young, chubby boy
sitting close by with his eyes and fingers glued to his play station, but pausing
now and then to take a chomp off his big Mac. Remembered he had a considerable
amount of ketchup around his mouth.
“$25 for this Princess Di collection and I throw in her
mother-in-law as well”, said the elderly man.
“Deal!” I said agreeable.
I miss those days of random finds though it makes today’s
spring cleaning a lot harder and longer when I pause to reminisce. Well, at
least I get to learn the existence of St Helena, Barbados, Soloman Islands and
more.
