writing unit 13

I have been collecting both local stamps and foreign
stamps for more than 5 years so I have a great
collection now.
My hobby got started/ started when I was a little boy.
I had always wanted the beautiful pictures on the
stamps so I thought of a way to keep them. At first I
only collected local stamps which I got from the
letters of my friends and relatives. Then my relatives
went abroad so my collection of foreign stamps
started to increase.
Now I have two albums, one for local and the other
for foreign ones. I classify the stamps into categories
before putting stamps into my stamp albums. I put
stamps of animals, flowers, birds, landscape, on
different pages, which makes it easier to look for
them.
When I have extra stamps of the same kind I often
exchange them with my friends to enrich my
collection. If I have money, I also go to the post
office to buy some valuable ones.
I’m very proud of my collection. It helps to broaden
my knowledge about the world around me and it is
also an effective way to improve my geography.
I plan to join the stamp exhibitions to learn from
experienced stamps collectors and maybe I can
expose my collection at an exhibition in the future