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Pryor Mike 019 |
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.
As well as writing regular articles for the MATCH LABEL NEWS (the journal of the British Matchbox Label and Bookmatch Society) I am also the webmaster of the Society’s web site www.phillumeny.com
I also always enjoy exchanging information with other collectors and learning new things about our wonderful hobby of phillumeny. Congratulations to the Swiss Match Museum for another superb Exhibition.
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