ALTHOUGH sending letters by post and carrying cash may be becoming a thing of the past, the practice of acquiring stamps and coins as collectibles is still going strong.<\/p>\n
Now the Bendigo Coin and Collectibles Club and the Bendigo Philatelic Society are putting on the largest collectibles fair in the region since before the COVID-19 pandemic, with over 40 traders filling over 100 tables at an upcoming event.<\/p>\n
Bendigo Stamp and Coin Fair co-ordinator Paul Brownlie, who\u2019s also treasurer of the coin club and committee member at the philatelic society, said the pandemic had an unexpected impact on the pastime.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe good thing about collecting coins and stamps is that everyone couldn\u2019t go anywhere, and they had excess money to dispose of, so they were filling gaps in their collections,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Along with the stamps and coins, He said there will be a variety of other collectibles on offer at the event.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe do have one person who has militaria, another person who\u2019s selling Lego, another man selling football cards, and the other table holders selling other collectible items,\u201d Mr Brownlie said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re not strictly bound by coins and stamps, stamps now aren\u2019t as common as they used to be, but all the rage now is coloured two-dollar coins and coloured one-dollar coins from Australia.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve probably heard of the Vegemite coins and the Matildas coins, they\u2019re very, very popular through the Woolworth\u2019s stores, the only way you can get them, but very, very collectible.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Brownlie said stamp collectors are often interested in the stories the items tell and what they might say about the time and place they came from.<\/p>\n
\u201cSeeking stamps from all over the world and every stamp that\u2019s made, you want the story off the stamp,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy did they put that person\u2019s head on the stamp, or why do they have that scene on the stamp?\u201d<\/p>\n
The Bendigo Stamp and Coin Fair will be held on Saturday 5 August between 9.30am and 3.30pm at Prince of Wales Showgrounds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ALTHOUGH sending letters by post and carrying cash may be becoming a thing of the past, the practice of acquiring stamps and coins as collectibles is still going strong. Now the Bendigo Coin and Collectibles Club and the Bendigo Philatelic Society are putting on the largest collectibles fair in the region since before the COVID-19 […]<\/p>\n