Re: [The Pop Insider] Roll for Postage with New D&D Stamps Debuting at Gen Con

On Tue, 11 Jun 2024, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

On Tue, 11 Jun 2024 13:37:59 +0200, Kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> wrote:
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Hardly frp relevant as such, but news are news:
https://thepopinsider.com/dungeons-and-dragons-stamps-gen-con-news/
Roll for Postage with New D&D Stamps Debuting at Gen Con

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Well, I know what my cousins are sending me for XMas now. They seem to
think I'm a secret philatelist and any time there's a series of stamps
based on a subject I like, I get a bunch of the things as a gift. And
I'm pretty sure everyone in the family knows I like D&D... so I guess
I'm gonna get me some stamps.
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(and now I won't even be able to use them as postage ;-)
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philately is one of those hobbies that really got the short end of the stick the last few years I think. It used to be it was THE hobby for everyone. I had an album as a kid, my gran had multiple ones, the local department store had it's own little philately section where you could buy a ton of worthless stamps and the hope to strike it rich for a few marks.
and by now it kind of went away. to the point that my son doesn't even know why you would collect them in the first place.
anyway, to get back to the topic: I find it curious that they advertise signing hours for the art director of the stamps. I know stamps are a big thing in some circles, but from what I have seen those illustrations used are classic illustrations from DnD. Why would I want them signed by the guy who chose which ones to use?
I think I know why I never filled more than half an album with them, I never really saw the romance that other people see in stamps.