Chapter 742: Rare Stamps
Watching Chu Shengwei move out the piles of dilapidated items in the house, Chu Jiaqiang could only shake his head and smile bitterly. Rural people are like this, as long as they can still be used, they will never lose it, and even some people who can't use it are reluctant to lose it.
"Uncle Wei, if you don't sell these books, the rats can help you gnaw them off." Chu Jiaqiang pointed to the large pile of waste paper and said.
I don't know how many generations of those books have been preserved, from old books bound in threads to children's textbooks now, it is really all-encompassing. It's just that many of them are either patronized by rats or eaten by insects, which is full of holes, which adds a lot of vicissitudes.
The fact that these books have survived to this day is somewhat related to the superstitious ideas of the peasants. The adults of Chujiazhai believe that books are noble, but buying and selling is the lowest behavior, selling books is a very stupid thing, and children will become stupid when they read. Although this idea has faded with the changing times, the shadow still exists.
Zhou Furong leaned over, his eyes lit up, swept around the pile of dilapidated items, and finally simply squatted down and flipped over. Everyone knows that this guy's occupational disease has started to attack again.
Chu Shengwei's eyes also lit up, and he looked at Zhou Furong as if he was looking at a gold ingot. As we all know, this guy is an antique guy and can often pick up treasures in the garbage heap.
"Boss Zhou, look slowly, these things are left over from my family for several generations, maybe there are treasures." Chu Shengwei has high expectations on Zhou Furong.
"Uh-huh! You are busy first, I'll take a look, and the valuable ones will definitely not escape my eyes. Zhou Furong said.
"That's, that's, you're famous for your golden eyes." Chu Shengwei didn't mind patting the rich man's ass.
At this moment, a gust of wind blew. That pile of waste paper was blown everywhere. A yellowed envelope blew to Chu Jiaqiang's feet, and he picked it up and found that there was still stationery inside.
Chu Jiaqiang took it out and took a look. The words on the letter paper are still written with a brush, and the content on it is very simple, nothing more than some commanded words.
He looked at the time of the letter, damn! The letters of the Republic of China period can still be preserved, I have to say that this guy's family has a strong ability to preserve. After reading it, it can be said that it is worthless, and it can be thrown away, but it has been passed down like a family heirloom by them for nearly a century.
"Who wrote this? It's worse than what I wrote. Wu Li said.
Chu Jiaqiang couldn't cry or laugh. However, the brush words on it are indeed a bit flattering, obviously not well written, and so sloppy. Isn't it intended to be incomprehensible?
"Oh my God! This letter is an antique! Noticing the time of the letter, Li Quan also patted his head. Without a doubt, the letter was definitely the oldest he had ever seen.
When Zhou Furong heard the word "antique", he reflexively turned his head. His gaze fell to the upper right corner of the envelope. The eyes glow slightly.
"Show me." He quickly stood up.
Chu Jiaqiang handed him the letter indifferently. This thing is definitely not valuable, if it is written by a celebrity, it can still be used as a calligraphy. This kind of heavenly book will only be collected by fools.
"What do I want this for? People**, are you embarrassed to look at it? Zhou Furong said.
Chu Jiaqiang and the others glared at each other with anger, this letter is a fart**! Traveling back in time to a few decades ago, not a bunch of nonsense? It's hard to watch.
Zhou Furong did not look at the letter, but took the envelope away. Keep your eyes fixed on the stamps on it.
"Baby! It's a pity that it's not the rarest ones. Zhou Furong said to himself.
Chu Jiaqiang and the others immediately understood that this guy had taken a fancy to other people's stamps. It seems that this thing is collected by quite a few people. Some stamps are worth more than gold.
There was a news report that on October 1, 1997, in Guangzhou. For the first time, the China Stamp Expo held by the state exhibited a new 50 full-page stamps of "the country's mountains and rivers are red", which can be called "national treasure" level treasures, with a market price of more than 10 million yuan. October 31, 2009, in incense. At the 2009 Autumn Stamp Auction held by Hong Kong Cloth John Stamp Auction Co., Ltd., a large "The Mountains and Rivers of the Country Are Red" set a new world record for the highest auction price of a single Chinese stamp at auction for HK$3.68 million.
"This thing is a treasure too?" Chu Shengwei was dumbfounded.
"Uncle, you may not know that stamps are collectibles, and philately has become one of the important trends in the world." The tourist explained to Chu Shengwei.
Stamps are known as the "national business card", and each country issues stamps, all of which select the best, most beautiful, most representative or commemorative things of their own country, and display them on the stamps after careful design. The content involved is political, economic, cultural, military and other aspects, all walks of life have everything, making the small stamps between the square inches become an all-encompassing museum, a small encyclopedia containing rich knowledge.
Philately, on the other hand, is a fun and elegant collecting activity, whether it is the desire to gain background knowledge of the contents of the stamps, or the satisfaction of owning them, whether it is appreciating other people's collections, or displaying their own treasures, or communicating with each other, or meeting new friends through philately...... All add endless spice to your life.
"Philately is a comprehensive science, a stamp, from the content, meaning and aesthetics of the pattern, to its design and historical background, printing process and plate-making technology, etc., all reflect the crystallization of human wisdom. It is precisely because of the importance of philately that it is an economic activity that can be lucratively rewarded. Zhou Furong was overjoyed when he saw the hunt, and he also talked about a few words.
"And how much is this stamp worth?" Chu Shengwei didn't care about how significant stamp is, and he didn't want to know, what he cared about most was how much it was worth, which was the most real.
The others were speechless for a while, and everyone was wasting saliva just now.
"This stamp is a second-class stamp, with a market price of between 20,000 and 30,000. Of course, when you meet philatelic enthusiasts, the price will be higher. Uncle, if you don't feel that you are at a loss, you can sell this stamp to me for 30,000 yuan. Zhou Furong said.
In Chujiazhai, he never made any money, and he always told the villagers the market price to collect antiques and traded them at the highest market price. Of course, he has his own sales channels, and he can find people who really need this kind of collectible, and he can double the price and still make a fortune.
"Thirty thousand?" This amount greatly exceeded Chu Shengwei's expectations, he was slightly stunned, then came to his senses, and agreed in ecstasy: "Okay, here you go!" ”
As if he was afraid that the fat man would regret it, even the letter in Chu Jiaqiang's hand was stuffed into Zhou Furong's hand. This decoration not only does not need to pick money from the passbook, but also collects 10,000 yuan, which I never expected.
Zhou Furong carefully tore off the stamp and threw away other things.
"I want a stamp, and I'll send you the money later."
"No problem, no problem! We can still trust Boss Zhou's reputation. (To be continued......)