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with the gag"—much easier for the stamp dealer to "spe-cialize," build a collection of some particular nation orsubject and ignore all other stamps. But the great mass of stamp collectors were at heartstamp collectors. They didn't want to advance or pursue ahobby in which their activities were restricted by lack ofalbums or lack of places where they could obtain stamps.Nor did this great backwash of collectors, who were thevery warp and woof of the hobby, relish the idea of beingforced to go to special stamp stores—usually upstairs—where they had to state their desires according to catalognumbers and be embarrassed because they didn't knowabout such things and only wished to make a modestpurchase at best. |
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