Calling all stamp collectors

Local man wants to start Rochelle club

Lori Hammelman
Posted 11/2/18

Robert Lee has been collecting stamps for the past 10 years.

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Calling all stamp collectors

Local man wants to start Rochelle club

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ROCHELLE — A local stamp collector is on a mission to find others with same hobby.

Robert Lee has been collecting stamps of all kinds for about 10 years. His binder is chocked full of stamps dating back to the early twentieth century of images of famous actors, past presidents and vintage cars.
“I’ve talked to people all around the area and no one knows of a stamp collecting club in Rochelle,” Lee said. “I also asked at the post office and they don’t know of one.”

That’s when Lee had an idea to reach out to area residents with hopes someone else collecting stamps would want to get together.
“I want to see if people are interested in possibly forming a club. From what I understand, Rochelle does not have one … it would be a way to exchange ideas with others who have the same hobby.”
As Lee sifts through the binder his daughter-in-law made him, he points to a few rare stamps and his favorites in the collection.
“I’ve found some unique ones on the Internet … there are rare ones too,” he added. “Like anything else, the rarer they are the higher the price.”
To reach Lee about forming a club, he can be contacted through email at leerobert918@yahoo.com or by phone at 801-390-8227.