WASHINGTON – John Lennon produced lots of popular albums in his career. The one that is probably least known is going on display today. It’s his stamp album.
The album, purchased in June by the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum, will remain on display at least until April 10.
“Somewhere along the line, people started thinking of stamp collecting as somewhat stodgy. That’s what has made John Lennon’s stamp album so much fun, John Lennon could never be described as stodgy,” said the museum’s curator, Wilson Hulme.
Lennon would have been 65 on Sunday. The museum plans an open house in the afternoon for people to view the album and celebrate the music of Lennon and the Beatles.
The collection was begun by Stanley Parkes, Lennon’s older cousin, who later gave it to the future Beatle when Lennon was 9 years old.
Museum officials say there is evidence throughout the album that Lennon added and removed stamps over the years. Lennon’s handwritten notes on the flyleaf indicate the album may have contained as many as 800 stamps at some point. Currently, the album contains 565 stamps.
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