What a great time this past Saturday at the Virgnia Philatelic Expo (VAPEX). This was the first time I had ever attended a stamp collecting event and I must say it was amazing. I was able to find many fine examples of stamps from our country's past as well as some amazing items for sale. There was one first day cover there valued at over $45,000! I spent quite a bit of time at a particular table digging through a box of stamps on paper trying to fill out a set of "Wonders of America" stamps (40 in all). It took a long time but I managed to fill the set and also a couple of smaller sets. I am looking forward to more events coming to this area. This is such an amazing hobby that is dying off slowly...cursed by the fact that letter mail is falling off to email.
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