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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3517382, member: 19463&quot;]Rather than searching 56 pages to see if I said this before, I risk boring all with repetition.&nbsp; I gave up stamps when I decided I could not support them and coins at the same time.&nbsp; I sold most of my better stamps but saved a few - mostly stampless covers and pre Civil War stamps on cover.&nbsp; I have never had interest in collecting things that were made to be collected so I never liked Commemoratives etc.&nbsp; This cover made a lot of stops along the way between the US and France.&nbsp; The contents are missing.&nbsp; Perhaps it was an ancient coin.</p><p><img src="https://pbase.com/dougsmit/image/164286107.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I have not sold my collection of old photos but no longer buy new examples.&nbsp; This whole plate tintype was free and shows my grandmother&#039;s grandfather shortly before he was killed by a train on tracks recently built across his farm.&nbsp; He was stone death and blind in one eye.&nbsp; He was 64.</p><p><img src="https://pbase.com/dougsmit/image/153389649.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I also have stopped buying meteorites.&nbsp; This one is a Sikhote-Alin that combines&nbsp; the remaglyphed and shrapnel types from this fall (when I one year old).&nbsp; I believe this was a section of the outside of a larger piece that fractured on impact. I have no interest in telescopes.&nbsp; If space rocks what to meet me, they do the travelling. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://pbase.com/dougsmit/image/89764842.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I have enjoyed photography for more years than I care to remember.&nbsp; At one time I was very active in national groups that made stereoscopic (3D) photo cards.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know if any of them still exist.</p><p><img src="https://pbase.com/dougsmit/image/48413626.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>More recently I specialized in nature but now shoot little except for coins (not shown). </p><p><img src="https://pbase.com/dougsmit/image/61376239.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Occasionally there is an item that makes more than one collection.</p><p>This is an <span style="color: #0000ff">antique photo</span> <span style="color: #00b359">stereocard</span> showing the Tuscon Ring <span style="color: #ff0000">meteorite</span> on display in the original Smithsonian Museum building. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have shown many times my late 1850&#039;s stereocard still life including a bracelet made of ancient (Postumus or other Gallic emperor?) coins.</p><p>I always ask to be told of any older photos of ancient coins but have not yet received any links.</p><p><img src="https://pbase.com/dougsmit/image/164440568.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>If we count the vase of tulips as &#039;nature&#039; This one touches four hobbies.</p><p><img src="https://pbase.com/dougsmit/image/164440571.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>All my hobbies met on the field of battle and coins emerged victorious.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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