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Trivia:

Route 66:

    • Because of a change in alignment of Route 66 in 1937, there is an intersection where Route 66 crosses itself at Central Avenue and 4th Street in downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico. Here, you can stand on the corner of Route 66 and Route 66.

    • The famous KiMo Theater along the Mother Road in Albuquerque, New Mexico is said to be haunted by the ghost of a six year old boy by the name of Bobby Darnall who was killed at the theater in 1951 from a boiler explosion. According to legend the impish spirit causes the performers problems by tripping them and creating a ruckus during performances. To appease the spirit, the cast leaves doughnuts backstage, which are gone the next morning.

Eclectic Collecting:

Have you ever gotten to the point where you just don't know what to collect, you've just run out of ideas and could use a little inspiration? Well, how about some of these or some variation of them?

    • MOUSTACHES (aka nose gardens) on stamps, think about it, amusing!

  • Stamps on colored paper

  • Microprinted stamps

  • Hidden images (those that require the old USPS 'Decoder' to view)

  • Women on stamps (the USPS has created a listing for this)

  • Military themed stamps

  • US series - Legends of Hollywood, Prominent or Great Americans, Transportation, Americana, Love, Forever, non-denominated

  • Stamps w/ any type of New Mexico connection

  • Native American theme or a subset thereof, a tribe, culture, tradition, product

  • Any stamp w/ a Flag on it

  • Stamps of your birth year, wife, kids, marriage, divorce - US or WW

  • A specific breed of animal

  • Current US Colonial possessions

  • Themes, like woodworking, leathercraft, gardening, travel, hobbies, radios, food, games

  • Worldwide watermark collection

  • People who's last names starts with a particular letter

  • Non traditionally shaped stamps, anything but square or rectangular

  • One particular stamp you really like & all of its varieties, -example- Scott 702 (red cross placement varieties)

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