Lennon’s stamp album on display

Beatle John Lennon produced lots of popular albums in his career. The one that is probably least known went on display in Washington Thursday. It’s his stamp album.

The Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum purchased the album from a British stamp dealer in June but declined to disclose the price.

Stanley Parkes, Lennon’s older cousin, began the collection and later gave it to the future Beatle when Lennon was 9 years old.

Museum officials say there is evidence throughout the album that Lennon added and removed stamps over the years. Lennon’s handwritten notes on the flyleaf indicate the album may have contained as many as 800 stamps at some point. Currently, the album contains 565 stamps.

From Associated Press