Simon Garfield : Exclusive Interview From The Interview Online
Simon Garfield
Simon Garfield “comes out” in his latest book The Error World – an Affair with Stamps- and confesses to a lifelong philatelic obsession
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The stamps Garfield is interested in though, are not the beautifully coloured examples from some far-flung country. His collection reflects mistakes in printing, perforations and patterns.
In the interview Simon explains how collecting has influenced his entire life. He recalls meeting Tasveer Shemza, the young Muslim girl who designed the first Christmas stamp in a Blue Peter competition and confesses to a childhood collecting everything from underground station tickets to fluff on the carpet.