My Stamp Career: Concentration Camps, The Holocaust, Stamp Collecting: The Story of a Survivor

Author: [Australia] Max
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Publish Date: 2004-10-01
Features: This book is the autobiography of Mr. Max Stone, a renowned stamp dealer from Australia. Born into a Jewish family in Bratislava, Slovakia, he developed a lifelong passion for stamp collecting at a young age under his father's encouragement and began supporting his family by dealing in stamps at the age of 16. During World War II, as a Jew, he and his family endured the horrors of concentration camps and the Holocaust. After suffering the loss of loved ones, Max Stone found a new purpose in life and career—restarting his stamp business. After the war, he moved to Australia and achieved success in the stamp collecting world. Out of his friendship with China, Max Stone added a chapter about his interactions with the Chinese stamp collecting community for the Chinese translation. The book describes the legendary journey of Max Stone, a Jewish stamp collector—his friendships made during his stamp collecting career, his efforts and dedication to advancing the hobby, his deep love for his wife and family, his bittersweet memories of the past, and his resilience in overcoming personal challenges.