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gave him a call. He said he primarily collected covers, and was personally interested in my set. So Lynn and I drove to his office in Ellettsville, where he was a State Farm Insurance agent. After looking over my covers, he offered me $100 for the set, which was a bit less than what the catalog value had hovered around since I was a boy. While it was not full retail, I felt it was a fair price, and we made the deal. However, I kept the cover featuring the 10%u00a2 National Park Souvenir Sheet.After about another 30 years, when I took up philately again, I put together this album containing the covers I%u2019d saved from my childhood. Then, as I got interested in Indiana%u2019s First Flight airmail covers and Highway Post Office covers, I became reacquainted with Mark. Surprisingly, he was still president of the Bloomington Stamp Club, and had remained primarily a collector of covers. So much so, that he had two rooms in his home devoted to his collections. (He said his wife The complete set of 1938 Presidential Series stamps, excluding booklet panes and coils.First Day Covers