Stamp collector's 1,300 stamps with pig designs are worth $11,000

Stamp collector Johnny Lowis collects all the designs inspired by the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac

Mr Johnny Lowis is intrigued by this stamp set from Liechtenstein, featuring four stamps cut using a traditional Chinese paper-cutting technique.
Mr Johnny Lowis is intrigued by this stamp set from Liechtenstein, featuring four stamps cut using a traditional Chinese paper-cutting technique. ST PHOTO: SAHIBA CHAWDHARY
Michelle Ng
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Updated
Feb 04, 2019, 07:34 AM
Published
Feb 04, 2019, 05:00 AM
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Mr Johnny Lowis' bathroom reading material is a little out of the ordinary. Some might even consider it strange.

Instead of a book or the newspapers, the 69-year-old flips through large plastic folders containing stamps he has collected as he goes about his business in the toilet.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on February 04, 2019, with the headline Stamp collector's 1,300 stamps with pig designs are worth $11,000. Subscribe

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