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right thought i would start this topic and see who does what hobby or collections

i start it off

ive collected general coins from around the world since i was 10 have a big tin, so if im abroad or find any in my loose change they go in the pot

also collect pnc first day cover (pnc = coins and stamps together)
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You mean other than GRO certificates? :wink:

I have a few first day covers, but haven't been very good at ordering them recently.
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I have a wide selection of the books of Mervyn Peake, not only did he write things like the Gormenghast trilogy but he illustrated a number of other people's books as well, some of you may have 'Prayers & Graces', a humourous little book that was published just after WWII and was very popular.
I also have just about every one of Leslie Charteris' Saint books.
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snoopysue wrote:You mean other than GRO certificates? :wink:

I have a few first day covers, but haven't been very good at ordering them recently.


A bit off subject - but who is the photo on your profile Snoops ?
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:roll: I was just going to ask that!!
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I collect mosquito bites. Currently have seven on the right hand and four on the left. I think the big red one on the first knuckle joint of the right hand pinky is my favorite.
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MarkCDodd wrote:I collect mosquito bites. Currently have seven on the right hand and four on the left. I think the big red one on the first knuckle joint of the right hand pinky is my favorite.


chuckle :lol:
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:roll: I personally don't think you should be encouraging Marky to make fun of Peterd's thread!!
This is obviously a serious attempt,for whatever reason,by Pete to encourage us to talk about our hobbies!!
Sorry Pete!! :( :oops:
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Antie Em wrote:
snoopysue wrote:You mean other than GRO certificates? :wink:

I have a few first day covers, but haven't been very good at ordering them recently.


A bit off subject - but who is the photo on your profile Snoops ?


It's my great grandfather Harvey Jinks, and comes from an election poster from 1930 - first photo I have of one of my great grandparents. So maybe the start of a new collection!
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Rob wrote::roll: I personally don't think you should be encouraging Marky to make fun of Peterd's thread!!
This is obviously a serious attempt,for whatever reason,by Pete to encourage us to talk about our hobbies!!
Sorry Pete!! :( :oops:


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My son also collects mosquito bites. He even managed it in the snow on the Isle of Skye. I myself collect books.
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smoky wrote:My son also collects mosquito bites. He even managed it in the snow on the Isle of Skye. I myself collect books.


What sort of Books?
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Books in vast numbers! Literature, history, poetry, plays, books on WW1 and WW2, illustrateds, volumes of short stories, philosophy, psychology, etc. I am also trying to collect the first thousand numbered Penguin paperbacks in the rust-coloured edition. I like reading!
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Model Fire Engines...about 120 of them,
all different and from all over the world.
Must be mad!!!!!!! :roll:
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sparkstopper wrote:Model Fire Engines...about 120 of them,
all different and from all over the world.
Must be mad!!!!!!! :roll:


The danes would say that you are environmentaly damaged! But really it's only a kind of busman's holiday! :wink:
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