I have had a lifelong interest in postage stamps and particularly music stamps. Occasionally, the stamp hobby has been put on hold for one reason or another (work schedule, family, finances, etc.) With retirement came more free time, and finally an opportunity to revive my involvement with the stamps that I have acquired through the years.  I have several hundred items thanks to the fact that I subscribed to new issue services for a number of years and also visited stamp dealers and stamp shows at various times.  There are some gaps, but I am fairly complete in Italy, Austria, Russia  and Germany.

When I opened up the albums this time, I decided I would research each stamp with the help of the internet and learn as much as I could about each issue.  There are a number of other collectors who have excellent sites - much more complete than mine.  I have been inspired by them to work on mine.  

I believe we can draw inspiration from others in ways they do not expect. As I was researching the Austrian stamp honoring Bosendorfer pianos and Oscar Peterson, I learned that Oscar Peterson, the great jazz pianist, had suffered a stroke and lost the use of his left hand.  A Youtube video showed him playing on a Bosendorfer piano and he played only with his right hand and his left thumb.  I have played the pipe organ all my life, and a year ago I lost my left leg due to an amputation.  If Oscar Peterson can play with one hand, surely I can play with one foot.  Lesson: we all do the best we can with what we have and if we have faith and confidence we can overcome our limitations.

Austria 1337

Johann Georg Albrechtsberger (1736-1809), 250th anniversary of his birth.  The pipe organ on this stamp is the Klosterneuberg Organ.  The entire facade is not shown, only the section on the left side.

Bamboo Organ, Phillipines

France 2252

France 2252

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France 2252