I like collecting (收集) stamps. When I was only a baby, my mother began to collect for me. Of course, she did not let me touch the stamps until I was old enough not to spoil(毁坏) them. I remembered that it was on my fifth birthday that she first put them into my hands. They were in four thick books and since then I have added three more, so now I have a bigger collection than any of my friends.
How do I get my stamps I have never bought even one stamp from a shop. My father works in a big office. Sometimes be brings me some stamps from many countries of the world. I have friends both here and in other countries. They send me a lot of wonderful stamps every year.
Since I am working for my living, I do not have as much time as before to spend on my stamps. But in the evening, I sometimes bring out the books and enjoy the stamps in them. Each stamp has a story to tell me about far countries and strange peoples. Stamp collection is a good way to learn history, geography and languages.
The writer shared some of his stamps with his friends.