'Stamps are in my blood': How this 81-year-old stamp dealer keeps the trade alive
- Source
- Channel News Asia - Latest News
- Source link
- https://www.channelnewsasia.com/today/up-close/stamp-collector-dealer-philatelic-singapore-history-6311431
- Published
- 2026-08-15 13:30:00
- Discovered by ProcIntel
- 2026-08-15 17:00:12
- Category
- Procurement & Supply Chain News
- Geography
- Singapore
- Organisations
- —
- Review status
- Pending
- Record type
- REAL
Summary
Mr Tan Chun Lim, 81, owns and runs the last "pure stamp shop" in Singapore. With 70 years of stamp collecting and dealing under his belt, he shares with CNA TODAY his fondest memories of what used to be a wildly popular hobby – and what's next for his dwindling trade.
Procurement Relevance Gate
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— score 7.0/100 — evaluated 2026-08-15 17:00:12
Only geographic exposure matched — no substantive content indicator, so this cannot pass alone.
- geographic_exposure (weight 8) — matched on "1 linked geography"
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