Stamps lovely stamps

It's not often that I get exited about stamps. Often when I'm in the post office and I see a new stamps coming out, I buy them since I like pretty things - but I never buy them because I want to keep them. Today at the post office they were advertising Lord of the Rings stamps - and I'm talking about the J. R. R. Tolkien's original illustrations - so I decided to buy some. And naturally when the lady asked if I wanted a case for them or if I was going to use them, I said that I was going to use them.

But then I got the stamps, and they are so pretty, I almost changed my mind - the photos don't really do them justice. Maybe I should get back and buy another set - this time with a case and make this the only item in my stamp collection.