1979 The Life of Idle Fish

Chapter 40 Monkey Ticket
Wandering alone in the alleys of Sijiucheng, admiring the simple beauty and blue-grey charm.

House after house, one house after another, there are mansions with high gates, small courtyards with small gates, the majestic Forbidden City, and quiet and elegant courtyards.

"Uncle Wang, do you have my letter?" Luo Tao asked unconsciously as he passed by the Youyan store after returning home.

"There seems to be one, let me show it to you." Uncle Wang opened the mailbox in front of the door and looked through the dozens of letters.

"There is one, from southern Yunnan. Do you have any relatives there?" Uncle Wang was puzzled. The Luo family had never heard of any relatives. I haven't received much in the past by sending letters, but lately I've been asking for letters more frequently.

After finding it, he gave it to Luo Tao, who looked anxious.

Luo Tao took the envelope and saw that it was really a letter from Zhu Lin in southern Yunnan. She had made the first call when she arrived.

We couldn't make phone calls every time because it would be too expensive, so the two of them discussed urgent matters and called directly. If nothing happened, they would write letters.

Southern Yunnan is really too far away, and two geese are needed to send messages.

"Thank you, Uncle Wang. You are busy." Luo Tao was eager to read the contents of the letter.

He pushed the cart home in despair.

"Why are you so crazy today?" Su Guilan's voice rang in her ears.

"Nowhere to go? Walking around," Luo Tao replied absently, then turned around and left, returning to his house.

"What's going on?" Su Guilan was very confused. Her son might have been obsessed with Zhu Lin.

Luo Tao, who returned to the room, sat on a chair, carefully opened the envelope, opened the letter paper, and found two pages of beautiful small characters.

"Hello Luo Tao, my beloved.

I am really happy to see your letter. After reading it, I spent the whole night wondering how to reply to you. I am very happy here and am very happy every day. I learned how to act from them and they all said that I am suitable for acting. ,......I miss you too. Every night I look at the Big Dipper and think about you.I hope everything is well with you and wait for my triumphant return.

The person who loves you, Zhu Lin, on a certain day of the month of 1980."

Luo Tao read it twice, word for word, and carefully understood how much she missed him.

Putting down the letter, I want to pick up a pen to write something, but I don't know how to write it.Maybe this is missing, I miss a person so much but I don't know how to send it to her in words.

It's better to reply to her tomorrow and calm down first.

I put the letter into the envelope again, preparing to save it and look at it later. This is also a kind of collection, collecting this beautiful love time.

When I was about to put the letter into the nanmu cabinet, my eyes suddenly lit up. Isn't this the Geng Shen Monkey Ticket?One of the most collectible stamps.

Luo Tao slapped his forehead, wondering how he had forgotten such an important thing. These stamps can be used as long-term investments. In 120, an edition of 90 stamps sold for [-] million, and the price began to rise sharply in the [-]s.

Buy some just in case. Don’t be afraid of [-], just be afraid of the unexpected. No one says that reborn people will not fail. Buy a few copies and use them as amulets!

There are so many antiques, it’s all money, why do you need to buy stamps? Even if you have no money in the future, you can just sell one and it will be enough.

Luo Tao doesn't want to make a living by selling antiques. He always feels uncomfortable selling antiques. These are not only his own, but one day they will belong to the people.

The buying and selling of stamps is different. I haven't heard of any laws governing the buying and selling of stamps. Even if you sell, no one will call you a stamp dealer. Even if you are called a "stamp dealer", it doesn't matter. It sounds much better than "cultural relic dealer". .

If I remember correctly, the Gengshen Monkey Stamp was issued in February this year. It was also the first edition of zodiac stamps. There will be other zodiac animals in the future. I don’t know why the monkey is placed at the front.

The 1980 version of the Monkey Ticket was designed by Shao Bolin, sculpted by Jiang Weijie, and the original painting was by Huang Yongyu. These three people can be said to be masters in their respective industries.

This version of the monkey ticket was called the "Golden Monkey" by philatelic collectors, and in later generations a single coin was sold for tens of thousands of yuan.

The original issuance was 800 million. Later, considering the small philatelic base, the number was reduced by 300 million and changed to 500 million. Due to printing and typesetting reasons, only 440 qualified tickets were collected. pieces.

This is one of the reasons why this version of the Monkey Ticket can become the "Golden Monkey".

We all know what stamps are for. Writing letters was the most common method of long-distance communication in that era. More than 400 million were distributed to various provinces and cities. Think about how many more there could be.At that time, stamp collecting was still very niche, not as marketable as it was before liberation, nor as crazy as it would be in later generations.

There are eighty pieces in one edition. Just think about it and you will know how rare this is.

I heard that there was a man who worked at the post office and bought the remaining 15 editions with his own money in order to complete the business. Later, when his eldest son got married, he sold one edition and bought a house. When his younger son got married, he sold another edition and bought another house. , and later a few sets were sold sporadically, but I don’t know about the others.

You say this is fate!Who can figure it out step by step? It would have cost a lot of money to buy these fifteen editions back then.

Now that everything is done, what are you waiting for? Go out in a hurry.

"What happened today?" Su Guilan's curiosity reached its highest point.

Luo Tao arrived at the post office soon. When he entered the door, he was still the stamp lady. He quickly walked up to her and said hello.

"Sister, do you still know me?"

"I know you! Why do you regret buying those stamps?" the eldest sister asked Luo Tao with a smile. This was also a joke. No one can get a refund for stamps bought, and it's not the wrong version that cannot be used.

"I really want to withdraw, will you accept it?" Luo Tao also acted naughtily.

"I've never heard of someone returning this thing. You won't come back to buy it again today, right?" The eldest sister looked at how he could be returning it with such a playful face. It's been such a long time.

"You really have a keen eye and hit the mark. I heard that there is a version of zodiac stamps. I like it very much. I wonder if there is a full version?" Luo Tao also exaggerated that sister is very good at asking for help. Sweet as honey.

"You always like to rush to the evening market. It takes you so long to remember it. Don't tell me that you are in time and there are still six editions." The elder sister said and took out the remaining six editions of stamps without any delay. .

Luo Tao took it over to have a look, and it was indeed the grandson of the monkey, "How much is the total amount, eldest sister?"

"One is eight cents, one edition is eighty cents, six yuan and four, six editions are 38 yuan and four." The stamp lady is still so magical, she just opens her mouth.

After Luo Tao heard the quotation, he quickly paid for it, paid the bill, and was about to leave.

I heard the stamp lady say: "Little brother, do you need more stamps in your stamp collection?"

When Luo Tao heard this, she felt that she had stamps to sell on!

"Yes! A whole page or a single stamp will do. Sister, do you have any stamps for sale?" Luo Tao, with the strategy of casting a wide net, still wanted to ask, what if there are?Not the whole edition but a single piece can be requested.

"There is an acquaintance who has a lot of stamps. He wants to sell them, so he asked me to ask if anyone wants to buy them. I saw that you have been here a few times, but all you bought are full editions. I just wanted to ask if you want old ones. "Stamps" Sister Stamps explained.

"I can accept as much as you want," Luo Tao promised the eldest sister.

"However, the price he sold it for may be a bit high." Sister Stamp said that the most important issue was money.

"No problem. For those who like this thing, a higher price is acceptable. Then when can we meet?" Luo Tao still promised that there would be no problem with the money, and asked when we could arrange to make friends.

"I can't do it today. I'll ask them tonight. How about I ask you to come over after get off work tomorrow?"

"Okay, I'm fine. I'll come to the post office after work tomorrow. That's all. You're busy, I have something else to do."

"See you"

"See you later"

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