Victor's hobby was collecting stamps. He had stamps from many countries, like England, Canada and China. On his birthday, can you guess what people gave him? That's right-stamps.

    Victor's favourite stamps came from France. He had almost every stamp from 1954 to 2004. He only needed one. That was a 1974 special edition. It was very hard to find.

    He looked for it everywhere. He asked his friends and relatives to help him. But nobody could find the stamp. It made Victor very sad.

    "Don't worry. Never give up," his father said to him. If you have enough patience, you'll find it one day.

    "I hope so," Victor said

    Victor also liked writing. He had a penfriend in France. They wrote to each other every month. Victor's penfriend, Phillip, usually used new stamps to send letters. Sometimes, his mother gave him stamps to use. Once Phillip's mother gave him a big, green stamp. It looked old. When Victor received the letter, he was very surprised. On the envelope, he looked carefully at the stamp. It was the 1974 special edition stamp. Victor was so happy. He told his sister, his mother and his father. "You see," his father said. "You did find your stamp. So it's good to have two things in life."

    "What are they?" Victor asked.

    "Friends and patience," he answered.

stamps educational!

, they make new friends and learn about the cultures and history of different countries.

    What do you collect in your daily life? Maybe you like collecting stamps, 1 like collecting shells. Have you ever collected 2? How long have you been collecting coins? Coin collecting 3 a very popular hobby over the years ago, and people collect coins for different 4. Some people collect coins because they want to learn their special historical (历史的) meanings. Some collect 5 because they want to have their future value inside. Some collect coins 6 a particular (特别的) country, and some people even collect coins that are 7 in common (普通的) use. Some people 8 to collect a series (系列) of or a set of coins. And in order to collect them, they need to have the collection of coins of 9 design and change. Whatever the reasons for your interest in coins are, coin collecting can enrich your knowledge, and make your life more 10.