Emmanuel Serriere has some 10,000 stamps. Now he is bringing his passion for stamp collection to the Inverness Library, where a new club will meet on Monday, Sept. 12. “The reason I wanted to start a stamp club is because every time someone learns that I collect stamps, they never fail to say something like, ‘My dad used to collect stamps,’” Mr. Serriere said. “Or, ‘I have a bag of stamps in the closet, in a shoebox.’ Some people say, ‘I have an old album and it’s probably worth a lot of money.’” How much are stamps worth? According to Mr. Serriere, “That’s the biggest question in the world.” He has some stamps that are worth up to $1,200 and others less than 49 cents; but, like most collector’s items, the value of stamps is dependent on the interest of the buyer. And money is not necessarily the objective of the club; participants are welcome to share stamps, peruse each other’s collections and dive into Mr. Serriere’s wealth of knowledge. Did you know that businesses worldwide punch tiny, customized holes through the middle of stamps to identify the proper owner and prevent theft? Or that you can print any image you like on a stamp? Mr. Serriere recently made stamps with an image of Inverness’s iconic beached boat; he said he will help others make their own stamps, or just get their own collection started. “When people collect stamps, they don’t collect them for the number of stamps. They collect them for an idea,” he said. The club meets from 5 to 6 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 12 at the Inverness Library. It continues on the second Monday of the month and is open to all.