Sun, Mar 28, 2004 - Page 17 News List

One for the collectors

Stamp collecting has declined in recent years, but a new collection of Taiwanese stamps intends to reverse the trend

By Vico Lee  /  STAFF REPORTER

While the issues ailing stamp collecting still remain to be solved, Chen and his philatelic mates were making plans to add value to the Modern Taiwanese Painting stamps they've just acquired. "Now we're going to send mail with the stamps from the exact locations where these four paintings were done. We managed to uncover these locations after extensive research and contact with the painters' children and grandchildren well before the day of issue. We have solved some great mysteries in history. Isn't stamp-collecting a lot of fun?"

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