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Alternative investing: Postage stamps worth a pretty penny
In a world where an email, typed using auto-fill and predictive text means one can send a message across the globe in seconds, the ritual of handwritten correspondence has been abandoned. A neat, carefully considered note is all but lost in the digital age. A small and essential part of the old-fashioned practice remains in the form of the postage stamp. Collectors can now count the value of their treasures in millions, depending on the rarity of the once mundane little squares of paper. Peter Dearlove writes about a humble hobby that can become a lucrative investment – driven purely by the nostalgia of posting a letter. This article first appeared on FirstRand Perspectives– Melani Nathan ....

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