This is 99% invisible. I'm Roman Mars.

When Eric Carlson retired, he dove headfirst into an old hobby.

Philataly. Philataly is basically the love of stamps and it involves all aspects of stamp

collecting from beginners to experts. Aside from being my new favorite word,

Philataly is a tragically underappreciated field of study. A stamp can give you a perfect snapshot

of the past in a single square inch of paper. Producer Vivian Le. Of course you've got the basic

forever stamp with the flag waving on it. Then there are maritime stamps, commemorative stamps,

architectural stamps, or my favorite Cinderella's, which resemble real stamps but can't be used

for mail since they aren't issued by a postal authority. They're kind of like fan art.

Eric Carlson finds his stamps at the world's great supermarket for obscure collectibles.

eBay. And one day he found this really odd looking stamp. A Cinderella actually.

It's a very cumbersome looking red bird in the middle with a yellow background.

Most official stamps are neat and tidy with clean lines, but not this one. This stamp was kind of

rough looking. The lettering was hand drawn and the bird in the center was beautiful, but also a bit

in elegant. Eric bought two. They're very charming just in their simplicity and their

crudeness, sir. They're a joy to look at. He also didn't recognize the letters across the top.

GBLA. At first I thought it was an acronym for some nation that escaped my attention.

But the GBLA wasn't a nation or a postal authority or any type of government body.

It stood for the Great Bitter Lake Association. Eric had stumbled upon the remnants of a forgotten

bit of world history, left over from a rag tag group of sailors stranded at the center of a war.

All my life has been attached to the sea. I'm more suited to a sea life. I don't think I'd be

any good in an office scenario yet. I wouldn't fit in no Vivian. As much as I want to tell you this

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