I collected US plate blocks as a kid. As a teen, I was less into it, but never completely stopped, buying the occasional plate block and stamps from my travels. About five years ago, got back into it, bought new Scott albums and am fairly close to having every PB from about 1922-2000. Prices sure plummeted from the early 80s - I remember my dad got me a C46 plate block for $50 in 1978, and that be found for less than $10 today. Of course, the rarer items still are very expensive. It's a great hobby, as Paul mentioned, at the intersection of history, travel and geography, and kindled my interest in those areas in ways that still resonate.
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Sources: Vinyl: Clearaudio Innovation Wood turntable with 9" Universal tonearm, Da Vinci V2 cartridge, Stillpoints SS & Stillpoints clamp, McIntosh MVP 901, Apple Mac mini via Benchmark DAC 1, Aurender N100C via Schiit Yggdrasil
Control: McIntosh C1100, Mcintosh MX151
Power: Mcintosh MC2301s (front), McIntosh MC501 (center), Mcintosh MC402 (rear)
Speakers: Sonus Faber Amati Futura (front and back), SF Vox center
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