What Have You Done for Me Philately?

When I was a youth, I collected stamps. My father gave me a stamp collecting book that was given to him as a boy. I probably have some pretty old stamps as a result.

Before puberty hit and I discovered Dungeons & Dragons, Not Socializing with Girls, and an appreciation of James Cameron movies that I have never been able to rekindle, I used to share the hobby of philately with my Mom’s business upstairs neighbor.

I would pore over her books of stamps from around the world. I recall being particularly fond of the stamps of the Scandinavian countries, Japan, and Egypt in particular.

However, many years have passed and other collections took primacy over this hobby. I still have the stamp book. However, I’m not sure what I should do with it. Should I pass it on to Nathan at the same age that my Dad gave it to me?  Keep it in a memory box?  Decisions, decisions.