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Stamps

Alexander Haimann

the collector honoured by Delcampe

This 36 year-old American who lives in St Louis, Missouri, has a
very broad vision of his passion for philately and postal history,
which he agreed to share with us.

What is (are) your job(s)? the mail and started pulling stamps
I am a partner at Less Annoying CRM. off the mail that came in that day. My
We provide simple software to small father was able to find his childhood
businesses across many different in- collection that evening and it snow-
dustries to help them keep track of their balled from there.
prospects and customers. Before my My introduction to organized philately
current job, I worked as a Collections came when I joined the West Subur-
Specialist for the Smithsonian ban Stamp Club in Plymouth, Michigan
Institution’s National Postal Museum in and shortly thereafter the American
Washington, DC. Philatelic Society.

How did you discover philately? Could you briefly explain what the
29-years ago, my school teacher main subjects or themes of your col-
brought some worldwide lection are (place, time period, style,
stamps into our class subjects, etc.)?
to facilitate a simple I have never met a stamp, cover or pos-
geography lesson. I tal item that I didn’t like. As a result, it
thought it was the has been very difficult to specialize. I
greatest, coolest figure when I grow-up, I’ll settle down
thing to be able to and specialize in one main subject/the-
hold a little piece me within philately ;-) To name a few
of so many diffe- of my collecting areas: February 29th
rent countries - Leap Year Day postal history, items re-
all at the same lated to the history of stamp collecting/
time. Our teacher philately, 3D items sent through the
let each of us keep mail, stamps used in unusual circums-
a few of the stamps tances or special purposes (including
and when I got home stamps used for purposes not officially
that afternoon, I went to allowed) and U.S. military postal history.

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