richard42

retired air force, retired journeyman steamfitter, collect united states, united nations, worldwide christmas and easter stamps and envelopes, world wide christmas seals, am a life member ot the american philatelic society, belong to the american topical society, christmas philayelic club. b have been married for 58 years, have two children and 3 grandchildren, next year i will celebrate my 82ND birthday known as Shipsinker due to the fact that i worked in several shipyards. the wife is an avid ELVIS lover our house looks like a museum for him, me i like JOHN WAYNE.. My favorites are CHURCHES, stained glass, christmas, easter, valentines, halloween, composers (mozart and beethoven), volcanoes.My favorite holidays in order are #1 Christmas, #2 Easter, #3 Halloween, #4 Valentines day. and since I used to be a candlemaker I love any type of candles, since moving into an apartmemnt I sold my business and wish that I could restart, maybe some day, could not keep up with commercial candles. What used to be 1cent cards are now $1.20 a small jump in cost. ay have mentioned before that I worked in shipyards in Seattle and Bremerton on overhauls and conversions of submarines and aircraft carriers and am building a collection of postcards and stamps, my favorite carrier is the Enterprise which is now decommissioned and being scrapped, but dont worry there is a new Enterprise under construction the CVN-80.. I also collect Starbuck coffee cards.. my challenge for 2021 is or christmas and easter cards, happy to be 79 years old which means only 21 more to go, collet starbuck coffee cards. on any cards with churches it would help the include tte name of the church and year built if known, will hit my 80th birthday in 2022 also collect worldwide halloween stampsds would like some postcrossing meeting cards and homemade cards. looking for cards of notre dame in paris befor and after massive fire and the vatican also cards of stained glass windows and classical composers. i love stained glass windows especialy rose windows, looking for stained glass windows fro notre dame paris especiall the rose wndows making an exibit of cathedras and stained glass windows. love postcrossing meeting cards have a special section for them looking for christmas, halloween, thanksgiving, st, patricks, new year and valentine cards also postcrossing meeting cards I COLLECT CARDS RELATER TO JESUS CHRIST FROM ANNUNCIATION TO TRANSFIGURATION SPECIAL SECTION FOR WORLD POSTCARD DAY CARDS February 16 will be 82 years old. bad news my wife passed away last year after 58 years and boy do i miss her.