Gary
I always wanted to ask you this. Maybe it is not you, or maybe you know who it is. Around 1998 I cleaned out some drawers and sold some aviation postage stamps on eBay. That was back when eBay was not a dollar store for offshore crap.
Anyway , I sold some (low cost) aviation stamps for a price that was much too high (in my opinion) so while packaging the stamps I added several additional copies to assuage my guilt for the high price they paid.
It probably cost me an additional 46 cents or something but I got back the nicest thank you note I have ever received. The stamp collector's were a father and son both aviators. They had a gyro and were just purchasing a mint Brantley helicopter. Like I said , they were also avid stamp collectors , especially aviation ones. They were so grateful for the extra stamps they invited me down to fly and ride with them anytime.
Sometimes it is amazing what a 46 cent stamp can accomplish. I do not ever expect to get there for a free ride. That was never my intent. The great value to me was to be able to deal with great American folks like that. Many hundreds of those experiences has solidified my admiration of American people .
Then when they are gyro guys , and helicopter guys , and rare stamp collectors from Hillsboro Oregon ..... I have never forgotten it. For sure they were from Hillsboro. That I always remember. Since then I love everybody from your city Gary. Even if you don't collect rare aviation stamps
If I can get it to work I will post a scan of the stamps. If you like them I have a couple left. I will send you one. You owe me 46 cents Gary.