I started collecting matchboxes and labels in 1966. My aunt and uncle owned a tobacconist shop in Cornwall and I 'worked' there for them marking and delivering newspapers. This is where I first saw the Old Cornish Mine series of labels which fascinated me, and started a life-long interest in phillumeny.
Since meeting the legendary collector and founder of the Cornish Match
Company in 1971, David van der Plank, I have had a deep interest in Spanish Matchboxes and the history of the Spanish Match industry which began in 1836.
Like most collectors I also have many examples from other countries and prefer complete boxes wherever possible. I also always enjoy exchanging information with other collectors and learning new things about our wonderful hobby of phillumeny.
I write regular articles for the MATCH LABEL NEWS, which is the journal of the British Matchbox Label and Bookmatch Society, and I am the webmaster of the Society's web site www.phillumeny.com
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