Which is not the best start to inquiries about an apparent international swing back to stamp collecting among younger generations. Don White, who runs the Dunedin Stamp Centre, remembers when schools had their own stamp collecting clubs. This month, The Observer reported that millennials, despite some never having posted a letter, were falling in love with stamp collecting. Are young New Zealanders singing, as Van Morrison (almost) crooned, "Have I told you philately that I love you?" In response, NZ Post is inviting Kiwis to submit a photo and some information about their bear, or bears.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 26, 2020 15:33 UTC