My Dad's stamp collection. By Yann M.

My father was a philatelist; he collected stamps as a hobby. He collected more than 600 stamps mostly from Europe, because he travelled a lot throughout Europe. He managed to collect many of his stamps by swapping with other philatelists or by buying them in foreign countries.

I think stamp collecting was a really popular hobby when my dad was young.
He began when he was a kid and stopped when he was about 25.

He gave me his stamp albums to show me that it is important to persevere: his collection needed travel, time, patience and a lot of motivation.