At times, collecting is more than a hobby, it becomes an addiction. Over the years, I have collected many things, and the main focus of this site, by name, is the collecting of Mego action figures. The site as of late has focused into the collecting of Elvis Presley US release original records. My current collecting trend has led way for The Washington Post, Wednesday, November 5, 2008 edition. Not so much that it is probably regarded as the hottest collectible newspaper when it comes to post-election Obama, but because I collect variations, and as of my latest count, there are five. BTW, don’t read too much into this latest venture, I am a variation collector, and I found a variation worth collecting. It is the thrill of the chase.
If I were to assign a level of scarcity to the variations for this paper, I would base it on a scale of 1 being common to 10 be that extremely difficult.
The Washington Post newspaper
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Version 1: ELECTION 2008 – Early Returns Show Obama On Path to Historic Victory
ELECTION 2008 is in red letters
Scarcity index: 9
This variation was a sleeper. The more popular cover with “Obama Makes History” was the cover that everyone was looking for. This variation had a very late run on November 4, 2008 with the November 5, 2008 date on the front cover. This variation is HOT, it is becoming rare very quickly.
Version 2: ELECTION 2008 – Obama Makes History
ELECTION 2008 is in red letters
Scarcity index: 4
Version 3: ELECTION FINAL – Obama Makes History
ELECTION FINAL in red letters
Scarcity index: 2
Version 4: ELECTION FINAL – Obama Makes History
ELECTION in red FINAL in blue letters
Scarcity index: 5+
Version 5: ELECTION SPECIAL – Obama Makes History
ELECTION in red SPECIAL in blue letters
Scarcity index: 1
COMMON! There is nothing SPECIAL about this version. Still worth cover price.
The image below depicts four of the five variations that were published by the Washington Post.
