This cache is NOT located at the posted coordinates. It is located on the Black Reservoir Trail in Middletown. Do not attempt to search for this cache after sunset. Difficulty rating is for the puzzle portion of the cache - not the hide at the final destination. The rating for the cache itself would be a 2.
The Stamp-Collecting President
President Franklin D. Roosevelt started collecting stamps as a child. Just like for collectors today, it was a way for him to learn about the world. Stamp collecting is simultaneously a lesson in geography and history. Each stamp teaches us about what was important to people of a certain region at a certain time. It’s easy to imagine young Franklin studying strange stamps from around the world, marveling at the details in the artwork and memorizing the origin stories of each new item in his collection.
Even after he was elected president, FDR continued to collect stamps. He would daily take time from his presidential duties to study his albums. This is how Roosevelt himself explained it: “I owe my life to my hobbies – especially stamp collecting.”
Collecting stamps helped FDR deal with his many anxieties. “I have vivid memories of Father sitting at his desk when he had a half-hour or hour with no appointments,” his son James recounted, “with his stamp books and an expression of complete relaxation and enjoyment on his face.”
The 1982 20¢ Franklin Delano Roosevelt stamp shows the 32nd president of the United States in a lovely engraved design, marked in blue ink. He appears to be leaning out of the side of an open-top car, holding a cigarette and holder in one hand.
The most striking feature of this stamp is Roosevelt’s contagious smile. Considering the many challenges he faced during his presidency, he looks relaxed, happy, and at peace.
Perhaps he had just spent some time with his favorite hobby, stamp collecting.
These are some stamps that were undoubtedly in his collection
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