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Ayn Rand, Stamps, and Inflation

Ayn Rand was a novelist and philosopher. Less well known is that she was also a stamp collector.

In her 1971 Stamp Journal essay “Why I Like Collecting Stamps,” Rand discussed why she became “hooked” on the hobby. The engaging essay offers several reasons including that stamp collecting serves as a “remedy for mental fatigue.” Regarding this Rand wrote:

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