Al-Razee Anonnya (Bangladesh)

Exhibit : Swedish matchboxes – home and the world 

My name is Al-Razee Anonnya, but I’m much known to the matchbox collectors as “Robert Burns”, a nickname that has been stuck to me over the years. I have been an ardent follower of Robert Burns, one of the finest poets from the Romantic era of English literature from my childhood and that’s why my family members and near and dear ones named me “Robert Burns” which later became my nickname.

I have been collecting from March, 2018. I collect anything related to matchboxes. Right now, I have over 12,000 different matchboxes and over 18,000 different labels. I come from Bangladesh.

We have an international organization for matchbox collectors in Bangladesh which is the Bangladesh Matchbox Collectors’ Club (BMCC). I’m working as the joint general secretary there. I have the highest number of matchbox labels in my collection in Bangladesh. From BMCC, we publish souvenir matchboxes frequently on different topics. I’m a part of the team which orchestrates that event. I usually provide ideas on different topics and write miniature histories on those topics which are depicted on the back surface of the matchbox. 

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