So going in, I am quite confident in saying this stamp is not a classic and has absolutely zero value.
(15 minutes later) Of course I would find some education and did. 1976 stamp from Sweden depicting a 1929 Ericsson DBH 1001 a phone designed by a Norwegion designer named Jean Heiberg. (thanks here to wellcentred.wordpress.com---interesting bilingual site, English and what looks like a SE Asian country.) Why Sweden was issuing a line of stamps depicting a retro telephone will remain a mystery to me for now, and likely forever. I haven't the time for that one. An earlier telephone receiver is depicted on top, and the frame of the stamp is an electric circuit. It is worth 130 of the postal currency of Sweden. I would let it go for $1,400 american currency.....kidding, not a dime less than $2000.
"Failure to communicate" has been everyone's favorite bitch statement for a long time. We could delve into communication issues as they apply to marriage or similar partnerships, but why would we do that?
What does it mean to be a great communicator? What does that even look like? Ronald Reagon was purported to be a great communicator. He was a B-grade actor who, come to find out, presided over this country while his last years in office coincided with the early years of Alzheimer's disease....not that there is anything wrong with that. The way I see it, we are all in early stages of dementia....to one degree or another. Remind me to research the details of the arms for hostages communications...see what techniques of listening, cajoling and strong arming were used for their communication benefits...nevermind that it has to be a very compelling historical read.
Communication can't be just about volume of words. Who among us has not wanted to stuff a sock into the mouth of someone who was just annoyingly chattering you to death? How about the obnoxious, drunk screamer, sitting behind you on a warm, sultry night in the center field bleachers at Fenway Park? Ever try to communicate with one of those folks? Not happening without a confrontation.
You have to be an assertive communicator said one. (actually, I like that one.) You have to be a good listener, said another. You have to reflect back on what you are hearing to be sure you are hearing exactly what they meant to say, said yet, a third. Sounds exhausting to me. When I was studying (and I use that word rather loosely) in college, I defaulted often to "reality therapy" as a way of communicating. I said something to the tune of "STFU, stop complaining and do something about it" to someone in a counseling class. Carl Rogers I was not. Because it was a class, it was privileged communication. If I said the same thing to her at Friday night party, I would probably get my ass kicked. 4 months later, this same woman stopped me on campus and told me I changed her life with what I said to her. "Nobody has ever been that honest with me," she said. I learned then the power of words and communication and hard honesty. Scary stuff, actually.
What I can't figure out is why the same technique does not work around my house? Probably because i am a lousy communicator. Really probably because I won't often or willingly go there....too scary even for me.
That being said, the telephone must have felt like a top ten invention when that hit the streets. People could talk to each other without saddling the horse or something. How many years before someone said, " I am going to kill the next telemarketer who calls this phone." Do you remember answering telephones because it was ringing? before caller ID? Before just being able to shut your phone off or plain, just feel empowered enough to ignore the call? Someone should invent a handheld phone......now whoever accomplishes that will make a few bucks.
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