HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1980-09-11, Page 11A stamp collector"'s travels
Richard Dick, who
spoke to the : Goderich.
Rotary recently) is
proprietor of the Village
wild in Bayfield , has.
been collecting stamps
most of his life and has
been dealing in them for
many years. When he have travelled ex -
was quite young and llad tensively in Europe and
only ten cents to spend he Asia actually teaching in
had his first experience France for two years.
as a dealer. Intending to They always spend six
buy only , one, 2 -cent months in Bayfield each
stamp he found they were year making their home
in blocks of five so he in Garden City, Mit-
made the supreme chigan for the other half
..-sacrifice_--and L'blewthe---wearand-eontinuing-their-
wad." That particular 2 -
cent stamp is now worth
30 cents. Not all stamps
have apprecited at that
rate but good stamps in
the $50 - $100. range
regularly increase at the
rate of 20 percent per
year - not a bad in-
vestment!
Coming to Bayfield
first 33 years ago, he has
never regretted• it. His
experience 'has been
varied - born and brought
up in Minnesota and
Michigan, he attended
school in Birmingham,
Michigan and graduated The tour guide in
with an M.A. from the Romania was a girl who
University of Michigan in was also head of the
Ann Arbor. ne of his Comm ist league and, a
first basin ss etc- real w tchdog. No-one
perient:es wa selling was su posed to stray
newspapers at\ he age offrom t e groupft but he
6 in Chicago. He has managed to escape to a
worked as a hotel clerk stamp store. When trying
and as a car salesman for
two years with Packard
and three years with
Chrysler. After teaching
junior high school -for 2T
years he retired just two
years ago.
He and his wife Sarah
travels.
Speaking about ,bis
.travels., Dick related
experiences with stamp
collectors in Finland,
Yugoslavia, Romania,
Russia and–Afghanistan,
making good friends and
acquaintances in each.
In Yugoslavia,' he
visted a beautiful state-
owned and operated
stamp store where every
stamp was catalogued
and priced by the
government. There was
no bargaining.
to sell a U.S, stamp the
clerk could not buy it but
referred him to the
Postmaster where he
spent two and a half
hours really enjoying
himself. On returning to
the group the leader
lectured him until she
found outhe had been
with the Postmaster of
the whole country. Then
all was sweetness and
Around an
Mr. and Mrs,., Gary,
Hulley spent the weekend
at their Howard Street
Cottage, reporting • a
rough first week in school
back home in Paris.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Cluff
and family, London,
visited their residence in
Bayfield on the -weekend.
Back in July, we
reported finding the
missing' boat `Bayfield'
docked in the harbour at
Port Stanley. Recently
we heardthat the Captain
and ;crew received pp
copy of the Clinton NeWs-
Record we had forwarded
to them.
The crew were excited
light - even the meals about bringing the
improved. 'Bayfield' into Bayfield
Before travelling to Harbour and asked "if
Russia, he learned the they would make history
Russiam�alpha�iet--sa..... he..,.--whentlrey�canre :
could read signsand then We couldn't say
found that he could get
along reasonably well.
In Afghanistan he
visited the American
Embassy and arranged
to give two lectures. He
learned how the Post
Office people bargained
for stamps to his chagrin.
An official offered him a
special Black Bommel
stamp, supposedly very
valuable, for $10. Richard
offered 50 cents. After
much bargaining they
agreed on $2. Back home,
he found they'were worth
about 15 cents.
At the opposite end of
the scale, searching
thro gh a package of
junk stamps, he found a
scarce one which
eventually became worth
$85,000.—By Rae Fraser
whether they'd make
`history', but that they
would have a good time
while here.
So look for a visit from
the `Bayfield' in the
CLINJ.O?•I,NER -
ECORD, THURSDAY •SEPTEMBER 1,1080: --PAGE
about the village streets
future,
Lo and behold! No,.
y.eureyes- weren't
deceiving , you when
crossing the
b ri
d
a on
Hwy. 21 this week,
THE
BARGE. IS GONE!, for
now. And • may we add,
"Good riddance to a bad
looking heap of rubbish
and rust."
, Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Craig .spent the weekend
in Blyth at the `Steam
Threshers. Reunion' held
there.
Miss Nancy Fawcett
has just returned to
Calgary after spending 10
days holidaying with her
family and friends.
Mr. Brian Makins,
Toronto, was in Bayfield
over the weekend visiting
friends and relatives
--while—staying with This
parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Arnold Makins, at their
Main Street residence.
Sympathy is extended
to Mrs. John (Alice).
Marks, whose sister
passed away in Windsor,
Anglicans join
to hear bishop
The congregation of
Trinity Anglican Church
in Bayfield joined its
sister church of St.
James, Middleton,
Sunday afterno n at 3
p.m. for theal visit
to the parih by Dr.
Geoffrey Parke Taylor,
Suffragan, . Bishop of
Huron. .
The cures along Highway 21 in Bayfield are nearly
all poured, the final preparation for Me repaving of
WE RESERVE
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THURS dt FRI. 9.9 P.M.
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the highway from Bayfield to Goderich. (Bud
Sturgeon photo)
Accompanying Bishop.
Parke -Taylor was his
charming wife, Mary.
They were the guests of
Rev. William Bennett,
Rector of Tri iity and St.
Janes, and\ his wife
Jeanne, prior to the
Eucharist Service in
Middleton.
Brown Owl
anyone?
•frompagel0
finders, Beavers, Cubs
and Scouts but no
Brownies. If you are
willing to accept this
rewarding task or ,know.
of someone who may be,
please contact: Charlene
Porter at 7 565-5244 or
Bonnie Roy at 482-3126.
Pathfinders is the new
group to be started under
leaders Barb Sturgeon
and Nora West. Any girls
ages 12 - 15 interested
please . come to the
registration or let one of
your leaders know before
then. Registration fees.
for all girsl for one year is
$6 only.
ROTH FOOD MARKET Senior Citizens Day!
Seafarth 5% discount on order
or Free Delivery
I1, Town Only I
Max. Purchase of SS0.00
WE LIKE TO SERVE Y • U A LITTLE BIT BETTER
Sunday, Sept. 7.
Mrs.. Neil= Stewart,
RR 2, Ripley, and Mrs.
Milvena Erickson, visited
inP Huron,
friends Ort ur n,
Mich., on . Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Mrs. Donna Ruston and
Mrs. Rose Kasm of Port
Colborne, visited with the
former's. sister,. Mrs.
Milvena Erickson, and
friends Mr. and Mrs.
Donald RR . McLeod on
Monday and Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry
James spent the weekend
in Bayfield with Mrs.
James' parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Herb . Beattie on
Tuyll Street, Their
daughter, Jennifer and
son Peter have been
recent visitors at the
Beattie home.
Visitors rom ay -field
last Sunday at the Ritz -
Lutheran Home in Mit-
chell were guests, at a
90th birthday party for
Mrs. Lloyd Wa,lkorr,
formerly of Munro, whc
the
isgrand-daughter of
Huron and Perth
pioneers The Bayfield
relatives were Mr. Earl
Pounder, a long-time
summer resident of the
village, his son Jack and
his wife Beverley, l and
Mrs.. Gwen Pemberton
and sons Roger and Eric.
The Little Inn ,held
'Open House' last
Wednesday evening for
village residents.. Carole
Fisher acted as hostess
for the occasion which
gave callers the op-
portunity to meet the
owners, Dr. Bruce
Thomson and his wife
Janet, Dr. David Walker
and his wife Sally ane -Mr.
Norman Pickell and his
wife Nancy. The three
couples.. are c oderich
residents.
xx4 Bayfield, Dawna
Westlake, eo-,Ch:airnaian,
'reports `that the earl-
paign for Arthritis will be
starting September 15,
1980, Canvassears will be.
out but if you'are missed,
co tact .Joyce Chilton at
565-2265
. 0 r D�,'wna
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Westlake at 565-2462,
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