Show rich stamp collection envied by philatelists the roost most freakish rind and one of t the lie most valuable stamp collections in F france rance Is pasted on the walls alls of t the lie cottage of a priest in the lie savoy alps collectors who have hae found the stamps have hid bid fabulous prices for tile the right richt to steam the collections from the walls hut but since church property belongs to tile formich KO nv ern ment the stamps must remain pasted up tip until they nie are spoiled by bv time the collection was wah started half a century ngo by a oune young priest who had no other distraction in the mountain village the Is an hours walk and clinch front from the nearest road rut but the priest received a grent great quantity af mall mail and friends sent him stamps to add to his collection lie he started pasting stamps on the hare bare walls in fit place of wall paper anil and then as is tile the collection siew grev he pasted more on top making freak desteno out of the issues of various countries there are nearly 2 old postage stamps on tile the four walls of the salon many dinv of thein now rare issues much sought after hv by collectors tile the trench rollee collection tion Is barly rich with copies coples pen even of the famous balloon stamps nips issued Iss upil fur for air mall mail hv by gasbag nR when lien Pill wits a heing best besieged eged hy by tile the in tile the war of 1870 there Is it a triangular bilar stamp from tile the cape of good hope some soine vatican stamps of the first issue before italy took over oer the cial territory war stamps fram 1870 from alsace and loranine Lorr Vorra nine lne the first issues of norway the famous greek mercury serice serle sand and countless others |