Chapter 85: Good things to add to your wallet
Needless to say, anything that can make Lin Siqiao's eyes light up is naturally good, and it is also a good thing to increase one's wallet.
Lin Siqiao didn't expect that she would see the stamp she had been dreaming of here!
Help!
Isn’t this a true portrayal of the saying that after searching high and low for something, it finally comes to you without any effort?
Before in Ancheng, and now in Shanghai, whenever Lin Siqiao came across a post office, he would subconsciously go in to take a look.
She is not short of money, but who would find money hot to the touch?
Lin Siqiao’s space is limited, and antique furniture and jade collectibles take up relatively more space.
Not like a stamp, it's just that small.
The amount and weight are almost negligible, and you don’t even need to put a special space for it.
A good quality one can be sold for at least millions, only a fool would not want it.
"Would you like to buy some stamps?"
"Um."
Lin Siqiao lowered his head and took a quick look. The variety of stamps here was really complete.
Lin Siqiao only saw the top few pages, and she didn’t know if there were any surprises below.
“Can you take all of this out and have a look?”
"Why not?"
The salesperson smiled and said, "I'll take them out for you, you can take your time to choose."
When Wang Xiaofei came in just now, she told the salesperson in the service center that this was her niece.
Wang Xiaofei still had to go find the director to get approval, so he gave everyone some melon seeds and peanuts and asked everyone to help entertain them.
She is a deputy director and is good at handling things, so naturally everyone has to give her some face.
As soon as Niu Yuanyuan, who was in charge of the counter, heard that Lin Siqiao wanted to see them, she immediately took out all the stamps in the counter.
"There are still some in the warehouse at the back, but they are a little damp over time, and some have been gnawed by rats."
"It won't affect your use. I'll take you over to have a look later."
"Thank you."
"You're welcome, just take a look."
Niu Yuanyuan leaned on the counter and said in a low voice, "I also love collecting this stuff. I bought every one of them."
Lin Siqiao gave him an admiring look, "Then we are the same, I like these too."
After saying that, he lowered his head and began to search carefully.
There are not many famous stamps in later generations, so it is not difficult to find them.
Lin Siqiao didn't expect to make a fortune, he thought participation was important, after all, the opportunity was right in front of him, he shouldn't miss it.
The main reason is the year she is in now, which is neither good nor bad.
Take the Hermès stamp "The Whole Country is All Red" for example. Due to different versions, it is divided into "Big Red" (horizontal version) and "Small Red" (vertical version).
"A Big Red" has never been released to the public, but some have leaked out for historical reasons.
The "Little Red" was indeed released, but problems were discovered less than half a day after it was released, so the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications urgently sent a telegram to the whole country to stop its sales that day.
Because the capital's post and telecommunications bureau sold the coins ahead of schedule, several hundred of them ended up entering the market and could not be recalled.
And the more valuable Monkey Stamp was not issued until 1980, which is still 7 years from now.
And the price of a single piece is not high, only a few thousand yuan.
The more expensive ones are the full sheet of tickets, which has 80 stamps in total.
At that time, because few people bought the entire edition, many people would use part of it after buying it, which led to the price of the entire edition being nearly one million.
However, Lin Siqiao did not gain nothing. The army was different from the outside world. The country issued some military stamps to make it easier for soldiers to contact their families.
The most valuable one among them is the blue military stamp in Lin Siqiao's hand. It is specially used by the navy and the price of a single stamp is about 2 million.
There are navy and army stationed on Chongming Island, so there are many yellow military stamps in the service center. These are used exclusively by the army, have the largest circulation, and naturally have the lowest collection price.
Lin Siqiao picked out some other items, all worth from several thousand to tens of thousands.
"Sister Yuanyuan, I just want these. Could you please help me calculate the price?"
"Yes, I'll be right there."
Niu Yuanyuan stopped eating melon seeds, clapped her hands, and used one hand to count the abacus while quickly flipping through the face values on the stamps with the other.
"These are $2.88 in total."
"What about these?"
Lin Siqiao saw her pick out the military stamps and put them aside, and she didn't know what was going on.
"These models were discontinued a few years ago, and this is what's left over."
Niu Yuanyuan asked, "You can't use it even if you buy it. Are you sure you want it?"
Lin Siqiao nodded. She came here just for this, so of course she wanted it.
"Then I'll give you half price, 4 cents each."
"There are 16 tickets here in total. Add the previous ones and you'll give me 3.52 yuan."
Lin Siqiao quickly paid the money, feeling very happy.
When Wang Xiaofei came back from work, he saw Lin Siqiao looking happy and thought she had picked up money.
When I looked at it, I found that I only bought some stamps.
"If I had known you liked this, I would have just gotten it for you at home."
Lin Siqiao was even happier when she heard this, "Aunt, is this it?"
Wang Xiaofei glanced at the blue military mail in her hand and nodded.
When they were in Zhoudao Island, the army would give out two free tickets every month, and their family got four tickets a month, which they could not use up all.
After she stopped using it, she found a box to put it away.
Wang Xiaofei did what he said. The first thing he did when he got home was to rummage through the boxes and drawers to find the stamps. These things were not valuable.
If Siqiao likes it, let her take it away.
Lin Siqiao didn't want that. Not only did she not want that, she also had to think of a way to make them preserve these things well.
These can be sold for a lot of money in a few years!
While his aunt was cooking, Lin Siqiao returned home and called the two of them over.
After a lot of coaxing and deceiving talk.
The two little guys nodded, not quite understanding.
"We have all taken note, sister."
From now on, they must take good care of the things in the photo frame and never lose it at any time.
"good"
Lin Siqiao rubbed their heads, then moved a stool and took down the photo frames in the living room.
The Blue Army Mail wrapped the letters one by one with white paper and stuffed them behind the photos.
After finishing everything, Lin Siqiao let the two children play in the living room while she went to the kitchen to help her aunt.
Qiao Zhiping arrived home when it was almost dark in the evening, looking a little solemn.
Wang Xiaofei brought the food to the table and everyone sat down.
"Why did you come back so late today?"
"Is there something going on in the army?"
Qiao Zhiping nodded and told them what happened in the afternoon.
It turned out that Biaozi's grandparents heard that their eldest grandson was detained in the hospital by the army, so they ran to the army to make trouble.
In front of the political commissar and the regiment commander, he threw a tantrum, cried, made a fuss, and even threatened to hang himself.
I must take Biaozi back home.
"Then the political commissar and the regiment commander agree?"
"What can I do if I disagree? We are all in our seventies and eighties, and we have said everything we can."
"They won't listen to a word."
"The political commissar can only ask them to take the man back home. Now the guards are sleeping on the floor downstairs of their house."
Wang Xiaofei frowned, "They are making such a fuss, but Deputy Battalion Commander Li doesn't care?"
"Why didn't you take care of it? Deputy Battalion Commander Li also went there."
“It doesn’t work.”
Lin Siqiao didn't say anything after hearing this. It was obvious that Biaozi's condition had reached a point where it was out of control.
The best outcome is to keep him in the hospital.
But the Li family is so doting on her that they insist on taking her back. If something happens, they naturally can't blame anyone else.
Lin Siqiao glanced at the two children.
"Uncle, you and aunt should be more careful these days."
"Well, don't worry."
After dinner, everyone sat in the living room and chatted for a while before going back to their rooms to rest.
People go to bed early these days, and the entire island is pitch black before nine o'clock in the evening.
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