Glad to see a bit of Malaysian/Singaporean history in the form of post stamps featured on HN.<p>Personal anecdote: my dad grew up during the post-colonial Malaysian era, and attended some colonial schools that were still ran by the British Anglican missionaries. I guess that's what instilled some stamp collection habits, which he did try to impart to me. I recall waiting in line for first day covers in my early school years, or going to tiny local post stamp trading events. For some stamps that were still affixed to letters, we'd carefully try to dissolve it with water, dry them, and store them in collection books lined with plastic/paper. Ah the simple tangible hobbies of the pre-Internet era...