Stamp Collectors

Didn't know that stamp collection is still an 'in' thing nowadays. I thought the trend has shifted to collectibles such as toys, handbags, etc. A couple of days prior to the Chinese New Year, we received some greeting cards from overseas. Nothing unusual since this is a yearly routine. Well, our Christmas cards did somehow arrive many days after Christmas (perhaps the postman thought it was meant for the following year). Anyway, back to the Chinese New Year cards. They did in fact arrive before the festival. However, something was missing on them.



On the first greeting card, the stamp was nowhere visible on the top left hand corner of the envelope. Rather strange given that the envelope was stamped/ computer stamped with the stamp shape around.It was so neatly done you might just think it fell off on the journey. The second card however, the avid stamp collector did a lousy job in saving the stamp for resale. The stamp was torn off the envelope, leaving tear marks which are really visible on pink envelope. Little did I know that cards can be sent without stamps.



Not that it is anything new given the fact that things that are couriered via mail arrived lesser in quantity (halved) as compared to when they were sent. There was once, my mum's friend sent diaries via courier. It was clearly stated 4 diaries. But we only received 2. The point is, do they have the right to open our mail or just take whatever they set eyes on? Even if u are an avid stamp collector, that does not mean you can rip stamps from people's mail.