Heightened Expectations

It is funny how you can build up expectations and then get those hopes dashed. However it is the thought that is the great part. So we brought back a number of old books from my mother’s house. They were mainly children’s annuals from the 1960s, the renowned Sooty (a well known glove puppet), the Eagle and Victor annuals. Immediately thoughts turned to collectors who would be eager to buy these annuals.

So firstly an investment had to be made, the princely sum of £9.99p was spent to the Comic Website. Still it would be money well spent when I made my fortune on these comic books. I was already thinking how I would divide it between my children, would I fall within the grasp of Inheritance Tax. These were vexing problems.

So we started the search with Sooty, top bid about £1.75, never mind onto the Eagle, ooh they could be worth £2.50. I then looked at the Victor Annual, bingo one was worth £20. So good but not exactly stellar, it was however great to have the expectation.

So then in desperation I unearthed the certificate that I found below.

 This had been presented to my mother in 1940 for the “succour” she gave to our gallant troops. Before you get too worried she was only twelve years old at the time. Given the flimsy paper it was printed on and the circumstances I felt sure it would be worth a fortune. So after much searching and Googling I found one for sale. Wait for it I found it on sale, so it would not necessarily fetch that price, the price was £8.

So I made an investment of £9.99p really for nothing. I did however have a lot of fun looking, imagining what I would spend the money on, or whom I would give it away to. It also gave Marion a lot of fun.