***Welcome to Beastly Tales. Each has a message, a moral. All are meant to have an element of humour. Naturally, any names included do not depict real folk but are included as part of the joke.***

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(As with Beastly Banter Beastly Tales is written and illustrated by Richard Hersel.)***

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Richard Hersel***


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<h1>BEASTLY TALES</h1>

<h1>THE PHILATELIST</h1>

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***Morgan Bean was a stamp collector,
He’d invested much time and money in the trifecta,
of RARE, MINT CONDITION and VALUABLE.
Always ensuring that such was resalable.
He purchased, one day, an 1880 ten penny black,
It was so rare he put it straight in his pack.
The Dealer said, “In the world there are only two.”
Now what did Morgan Bean do?
After he had handed over a huge wad of cash,
He set it alight and burned it to ash!
The Dealer said, “Whilst that stamp wasn’t unique,”
“There is only one other in the world to seek.”
“What you just did to that stamp, shows you’re a freak.”
To the Dealer, “You are wrong, Sir, mine is unique.”
“For ‘twas mine, the second stamp you did seek.”
“By reducing the inventory from two down to one,”
“I just made a pile of money, yes, a ton.”***

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