I had the strangest collection which I threw out a year ago. I had kept them for such a long time.
It was thousands of Yugoslavian matchbox labels all in mint condition, never used straight out of the factory printing them still in sheets.
As a kid, one of the refugee camps we were at was near this factory and some of us were allowed in to see it.
I was fascinated by them and kept going back when I had the chance with my dad and one of the workers I guess liked children and gave me boxes of them.
There were groupings of all the castles in Yugoslavia, wild flowers, the different types of fish in their rivers, a collection of their most famous football players there were many different full sets.
The colours were amazing that is what really attracted me to them.
I offered to give it to my kids but they weren’t interested.
It was thousands of Yugoslavian matchbox labels all in mint condition, never used straight out of the factory printing them still in sheets.
As a kid, one of the refugee camps we were at was near this factory and some of us were allowed in to see it.
I was fascinated by them and kept going back when I had the chance with my dad and one of the workers I guess liked children and gave me boxes of them.
There were groupings of all the castles in Yugoslavia, wild flowers, the different types of fish in their rivers, a collection of their most famous football players there were many different full sets.
The colours were amazing that is what really attracted me to them.
I offered to give it to my kids but they weren’t interested.
