Visiting Youena’s (cont.)

After graduating from high school, I went off to South Carolina to attend college at Clemson University and, although I continued collecting stamps, there was no longer time for my trips downtown. After graduating from Clemson and starting a family, I got a job with the Navy Department in downtown Washington. Awhile later, I decided that I would take a walk downtown and go visit Youena’s stamp shop. To my dismay, not only was her store gone, but the entire block had been razed and replaced with office buildings. I have no idea what happened to Youena and her small stamp shop. She may have retired or relocated to another area but, while she was there, I am sure she brought happiness to many young collectors such as me that visited her store. To this day, I still have fond memories of my visits to Youena’s stamp shop.

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