Appreciation of Printing: Stamps, an Inherited Love

"When mom gave me my grandfather's stamp collection, my wife said, 'Oh no, not another hobby!' " recalls Johnson, also an avid train enthusiast who is drawn toward trains on stamps.

"Since I'm in the printing industry and know my way around layout programs, I have designed many album pages with extensive background information explaining the train subjects, all printed on 100 percent cotton fiber paper," adds Johnson, who has done similar pages for topical collections, including Civil War generals, cowboys, movie stars and presidents, among other themes.