Beatle John Lennon's Childhood Stamp Album Acquired by Postal Museum

Associated Press ^ | Jun 24, 2005

[Brooklyn Kid]

Beatle John Lennon's Childhood Stamp Album Acquired by Postal Museum

The Associated Press

Jun 24, 2005

WASHINGTON (AP) - Beatles star John Lennon collected stamps as a schoolboy - and the public will soon have a chance to see them. The Smithsonian's National Postal Museum announced Friday it has acquired Lennon's stamp album and plans to display it in October.

The museum purchased the album from a British stamp dealer but declined to disclose the purchase price.

The museum said the album contains more than 550 stamps from around the world, including many from former British colonies such as India and New Zealand.

The collection did not focus on stamps featuring music, but it may have indicated some artistic interest on Lennon's part. The album's title page had images of British monarchs, to which beards and mustaches had been added in blue ink.

"We're tremendously excited at the prospect of exhibiting John Lennon's boyhood stamp album," curator of philately Wilson Hulme said. "I hope it will inspire new collectors. There are people who think stamp collecting isn't cool, and maybe this will cause them to think twice about that. It just doesn't get cooler than John Lennon."

The stamp album, printed in about 1950, was given to Lennon by his cousin Stanley Parkes.

[tet68]

Wonder if he managed to collect, what was it?
The Tasmanian Blue?
Yoko probably licked them all looking for the hidden acid.

[rocksblues]

I bet that there is not one stamp in this album worth more than $0.50 cents. So what he did as a child is worth nothing!

[EdHallick]

The stone wringing continues. The worst was when Yoko sold baby stuff on Amazon.com with John Lennon drawings on it, The "John Lennon diaper" "The John Lennon rattle" "The John Lennon pacifier"...Let me look, I bet you she is still selling them..

Well here`s one; The "John Lennon collection blanket".. What does that mean?

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000056HKR/qid=1119650968/sr=8-7/ref=pd_csp_7/103-5377827-0872613?v=glance&s=baby&n=507846

[weegee]

I thought that the Smithsonian archived American heritage. International stamps by way of Liverpool? Okay.

[weegee]

"Buy this item with John Lennon's Imagine Crib Sheet today!"

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005ME92/ref=pd_bxgy_text_1/104-3788063-7668727?v=glance&s=baby&n=507846&st=*

[EdHallick]

Here you go... The John Lennon 3 Piece Cradle Bedding Set

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005LIOY/qid=1119650968/sr=8-24/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i9_xgl75/103-5377827-0872613?v=glance&s=baby&n=507846

And here is the John Lennon Musical Parade 4-piece Crib Bedding Set...

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005ME8Y/qid=1119650968/sr=8-21/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i6_xgl75/103-5377827-0872613?v=glance&s=baby&n=507846

And the John Lennon Imagine Diaper Stacker..

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005ME99/qid=1119651262/sr=8-2/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i2_xgl75/103-5377827-0872613?v=glance&s=baby&n=507846

[EdHallick]

"You buy John Lennon baby! You make happy baby!"

[nuconvert]

"So what he did as a child is worth nothing!"

The fact that the stamps belonged to him and the mustaches he drew on the British monarchs, make it a collector's piece worth something.
You're probably right about the actual value of the stamps though.

[Textide]

The fact that the stamps belonged to him and the mustaches he drew on the British monarchs, make it a collector's piece worth something. You're probably right about the actual value of the stamps though.

My parents paid several thousand dollars for a couple of Lennon prints of he and Yoko for which I wouldn't have parted with $20 for (and I like the Beatles). I'll agree with you that they have value now, but don't think that John Lennon will be long lasting historical figure. This stuff is likely to become worthless in a few years.

[Kirkwood]

"It just doesn't get cooler than John Lennon."

Well, if he ever was considered cool, this story just killed it.

[Kirkwood]

[weegee]

That stalker photo always reminds me of this one...

Anyone know how much a collector paid for this signed album?

[A CA Guy]

Jackson missed getting that one.

[EdHallick]

Look how drugged out he looks. He looks like he can hardly hold his head up and his eyes are closed. No wonder his enemy overpowered him, he took his eyes off him. Bruce Lee said never take your eyes off your enemy while bowing. A fatal mistake on the part of Lennon.

Tsk tsk. Mr Wennon, you have made a gwave ewwor.