Ah, this brings back fond memories. A Staffa postage
stamp! In elementary school, me and my best friend collected stamps. Some of
these came our way. At sale in the local supermarket, LOL. We had never heard
of Staffa before, so we checked up the place in my father's *very* detailed
super-world atlas. Sure enough, we found Staffa. It's a small cliff just off
the coast of Scotland?! Naturally, we drew the conclusion that the stamps
(which showed birds) were bogus, fake and forged. And yes, we loved every
minute of it.
Apparently, these stamps were produce by a colourful British
businessman, one Clive Feigenbaum. They weren't *completely* bogus, though. The
small island is uninhabited (except by sea birds), but apparently visiting
tourists could use a mail box on the island. The owner of the island gave
Feigenbaum permission to print "stamps", which were ostensibly valid
at this particular mail box! A tourist attraction, no doubt.
If this is one of
the pseudo-genuine Feigenbaum stamps, or an even later forgery-of-the-forgery,
I honestly don't know. The Basset hound looks cute, though.
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