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This is Andy Kupersmith, one of the bright new leaders in the hobby of philately---actually, not so new, really. Andy now partners with Jonathan Orenstein to own and manages Purser and Associates, one of America's oldest philatelic auction agent firms. Andy also freelances as a serious buyer and seller in the U.S. classics stamps and postal history market. you can find out more about him at: www.pursers.com 
 
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NY Times Bestselling Author
puts mystery fiction into a major stamp magazine!

 

Lawrence Block, who will appear at the American Philatelic Society's Hartford, Conn. StampShow in August, writes fiction about a
philatelist who doubles as a hitman.

Keller is the character in Lawrence Block's fiction who pursues his stamp collecting habits and pays for them by coming out of retirement as a professional hitman. An odd twist in mystery fiction, but with wry wit and a huge imagination, Block pulls it off with style.
His latest short story, Quotidian Keller, will appear in the July/August issue of The American Stamp Dealer & Collector magazine.
The magazine is fast becoming a huge success because of its "new take" on the world of stamp collecting. Not only does it feature lots of news and articles about stamps, but also a wide variety of coverage about the people of the hobby.
Not only that, but by publishing Lawrence Block's unusual short stories, ASD&C becomes the first stamp magazine in over 70 years to publish popular fiction.
Readers who would like more information can go to:
www.americanstampdealer.com


 

This striking and rather unusual stamp was issued for a specific purpose. Can you name that purpose.  (Click here for the answer.)

The Gas Crisis:
How is it affecting the
stamp market?
 

By Randy L. Neil, Stamps.net Editor
We shouldn't kid ourselves. The giant price of a gallon of gas will change practically everything we do in life. Much of these changes are, of course, for the better. Already, we are told, 1.9% fewer miles are being driven by the American public in only the past six months. That's a huge drop and the biggest one since records began being kept in 1942. Translation: less pollution, lighter traffic, less demand for gas.
The Internet collector---those philatelist who buy and sell online---are the key beneficiaries in this crisis. Stamp shows, bless 'em, must survive in order to give our hobby a face-to-face meeting place for all of us---but the largest amount of money flowing through the stamp market will be through electronic buying and selling on the Web, not in its traditional venue, the philatelic event.
Stamp collecting is one of those rare human pursuits that seem to ride smoothly through any crisis. Sure, there have been bumps in the road, but when one considers that The Great Depression was also deemed the biggest boom period in philatelic history, one can understand why people turn to hobbies when there are troubling times.
This crisis is no different. If anything, it will cause more and more people to stay home more and more. This will not only keep a lot of present collectors more active buying and selling stamps, but I think it will serve to attract new collectors to our pastime.
What do you think?



 


Philately's People

John Hotchner offers a seven-page feature story on his life in the hobby of philately in the upcoming July/August issue of The American Stamp Dealer & Collector magazine. A major part of the article is the story of the Voice of America Stamp Club founded by Howard Hotchner, John's father, in the 1940s.

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