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Because this is so, many, many thousands of new collec-tors have taken up the hobby, many thousands of albumsand catalogs are sold and all stamp dealers and albumpublishers have greatly benefited from the multitudes of

anonymous collectors who visit the stamp department ofa great store. It is from these that the advanced collec-tors of tomorrow are developed.

Young stamp collectors in Gimbles famous stamp department in New York City.

Figure 29. Young stamp collectors in Gimbles famous stamp department in New York City.

This new way to sell stamps has broadened the base ofthe hobby immeasurably and has, indeed, brought stampcollecting out of the stifling "Specialization" period intothe free and open desires of the individual. The stampdepartment of a great store is a fine place to begin col-lecting- stamps—your needs of the myriad services theyperform will never be completely outgrown however ad-vanced you may become.

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