Frugality

(1970? Summer)

I will tell you about closing the Apfelbaum deal [to sell some of Lorin's stamps]. When Mr. Gittes phoned to see if I would accept their price, and I had decided to do so, I replied, Yes, I would, if they would also send me an 11-cent Liberty stamp to finish out my issue. He said, "Mint or Used?" and I said I didn't care. So when the envelope came, I ripped it open, and here was the check. I shook it and the letter and couldn't find the stamp. So I decided a separate department would be sending it later, or else they forgot all about it. Later, when I was putting it all away, I noticed they had used the 11-cent Liberty for mailing the letter! Frugal.