They measure on average just 3/4 of an inch, but what stories they tell – and so do the people who collect them. Since 1934, members of the Inland Empire Philatelic Society have been meeting to swap stamp stories and share their collections. At a recent meeting at Riverview Retirement Community, this weekend’s stamp show was the topic of conversation, but it didn’t take long for board members to pull out binders and folders filled with stamps. “It started as a project with my son 30 years ago,” Chuck Jones said. “Then he discovered girls, computers and sports and lost interest. I became the warehouse”/Cindy Hval, SR. More here. (SR photo by Tyler Tjomsland: Stamp collector Warren Achey, 58, thumbs through a collection of international stamps on March 11 at Riverview Retirement Community)

Question: Do you collect anything?