Putting his stamp on his collection


Keeps him busy: Siaw showing his stamp collection in Johor Baru. — THOMAS YONG/The Star

JOHOR BARU: A retired businessman, who has been keeping stamps since he was in primary school, has amassed more than 10,000 types of stamps over the years.

Philatelist Siaw Kah Leong, 66, said that just like other boys his age in the 1960s, he started collecting stamps as a hobby as there was not much entertainment back then.

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