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To that, Cronenberg says, “My father was a stamp collector so I certainly understand the idea of collecting a rare object. Humans are strange. What can I say?”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

It was purchased by stamp collector Charles Hack.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2023

A stamp collector himself, Robey and a friend kept an eye out for just such an invert, he later recalled.

From Washington Times • Nov. 10, 2023

He liked a story I had written about a stamp collector in which I used the word “philatelic.”

From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2022

“He’s not a teacher. He’s a stamp collector and he’s being deported,” I said.

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys