. Ti -*. e collection of matchbox labels m Britain is that, of Messrs Brvant and ui® 5 ’ i fc ' s 11 V’?,' 1 ’ museum, and it numi i s 10.000 specimens. The next largest is about 12 000. and it belongs to a n 0 , e . c i° r a f Brighton. There are many collections between 5000 and 10,000 iherc is an exchange club, which has a membership of nearly 50 keen collector.-; , , ° f w l°m are resident abroad. This club has circulated 40,000 labels in two years. Some labels are now fetching sixpence and. a shilling each. Match-label collecting is not a new hobbv. It is about as old as philately.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19291221.2.29
Bibliographic details
Otago Daily Times, Issue 20906, 21 December 1929, Page 9
Word Count
112Untitled Otago Daily Times, Issue 20906, 21 December 1929, Page 9
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Otago Daily Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.