Non Collecting

Jun 12, 20214 min read

The Mystery of the Most Magnificent Arrest

It's 1990 in Sydney, Australia. A petty criminal named Paul Charles Dozsa gets shoved into a police car. The confrontation, caught on...

Jun 5, 20212 min read

Invisible Sculpture sells for $18,000

Absence is a theme that fails to fascinate the majority of art enthusiasts. Most artists, collectors and critics would prefer to shake...

Jan 9, 20212 min read

Dead Jockey Wins: Hero or Pretender?

Winning a race while not consciously participating is the sporting equivalent of selling a blank scrapbook full of famous autographs....

Nov 20, 20201 min read

Music to Not-Collect By

Everywhere look I see unsung pioneers in the Non-Stamp Collecting movement; anonymous people, up to fifty per cent of whom are entirely...

Oct 26, 20203 min read

Jim Carrey - "There are no stamps!"

Aside from achieving a widespread lack of fame through non-stamp collecting, Jim Carrey is also known for his work as a comedian and...

May 20, 20208 min read

Non Selfies & Hamish 'Hamish' Smythe

Aside from being a prolific Non Stamp Collector, Hamish ‘H’ Smythe was a master at not appearing in photographs. He envisaged the...

May 11, 20203 min read

Non Eating: Angus Barbieri, 382 Day Fast

Although not eating as an aid to not collecting stamps has a long tradition in Tibet, the practice is still considered radical among...

May 7, 20207 min read

The Passing of a Banal Comrade: Hamish 'Hamish' Smythe

A little background on Hamish ‘Hamish’ Smyth, as we tepidly mourn the loss of a dull man who failed to achieve legendary status. Hamish...

May 6, 20202 min read

A Loss to the NSC Community, but nevermind...

Breaking news tonight with the passing of the founder, and only member, of the European Non Stampist Movement, Hamish 'Hamish' Smythe....