Stamps on boxes
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Topic: Stamps on boxes
Posted By: Susanne
Subject: Stamps on boxes
Date Posted: 06 March 2011 at 02:45
| Hope this is the right place for this... I'm going to start organizing Colin's stamps and I'm wondering what most of you have done with the stamps that are on boxes. Do you keep them attached to the cardboard, steam them off, or something else? |
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Posted By: Steve
Date Posted: 06 March 2011 at 02:56
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Tricky one for me too. So far I have left them on the card, but would like to be able to put them on the appropriate album page, which means removal. Normally I would use a minimal amount of steam from a kettle on the back of the paper, and carefully peel the paper down keeping the stamp flat. I don't think this will work as well with card. Removal also messes up the cancellations. One bit of advice. Dont get any moisture near those imperforate DW ones. They may have been done on an inkjet and colours could run! That happened to me on one label from Wincanton (delivered on a rainy day) and a Vue 86 days to Feb 14th label! Both were disasters of first magnitude. I may just cut around the stamps on piece to mount in my album. I have other stuff that is hard to decide how to handle in a collection. There's a piece of brown wrapping paper about A3 size liberaly adorned with Laernu labels and cancellations. ------------- https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Discworld-Stamp-Collector/809424215750892" rel="nofollow - The Discworld Stamp Collector on FaceBook Have a look! |
Posted By: Susanne
Date Posted: 06 March 2011 at 03:03
| So far, I've left them attached and cut out around them. Same with the various lables. And, yes, same here with the cancellations! I have a box completely covered in them and I'm wondering how to handle that. |
Posted By: Steve
Date Posted: 06 March 2011 at 03:06
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latex gloves so they dont smudge? ------------- https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Discworld-Stamp-Collector/809424215750892" rel="nofollow - The Discworld Stamp Collector on FaceBook Have a look! |
Posted By: Steve
Date Posted: 06 March 2011 at 05:24
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actually now I'm intrigued by this. Any chance of a picture of the box with its franks and stamps. And pray tell us what you got that needed a box to be sent to you! ------------- https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Discworld-Stamp-Collector/809424215750892" rel="nofollow - The Discworld Stamp Collector on FaceBook Have a look! |
Posted By: Susanne
Date Posted: 06 March 2011 at 05:44
| Yep, I'll get a picture for you! Most of mine come in boxes. Maybe because they're going overseas? |
Posted By: Colin
Date Posted: 06 March 2011 at 05:59
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I think Susanne is talking about the brown paper wrapping I re-used from the Wadfest 2009 event. It was the last bit and almost perfect size for the box with a bit of adjustment and a lot of sticky tape!
I don't think I have sent out the original white boxes since the housefire, they were one of the big mushy piles that went straight in the skip. If I have then it would have been a box already made up and used to store other stampy bits around the office.
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Posted By: Keith
Date Posted: 06 March 2011 at 07:10
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I leave the boxes and stamps intact. And then I use the boxes to store Colin's stamps and covers. and the wrapping paper is laying around on the back of my desk in a pile of its own. Cunning or what? Keith |
Posted By: Susanne
Date Posted: 06 March 2011 at 09:11
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Posted By: Susanne
Date Posted: 06 March 2011 at 09:18
Here it is. I have a handful of them, but only a few like this. I did cut one up today, so I have lots of little bits of cardboard with fun cancellations. 
What about the Laernu labels? I noticed they weren't on the Ask Me About Stamps site. Not considered Cinderellas?
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Posted By: Keith
Date Posted: 06 March 2011 at 09:24
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Yes they are worthy. I have scans that Steve produced ages ago but I've never added them because I am an idle devil. All the attention askmeaboutstamps has been getting recently is wonderful but you are all making me feel so guilty!!!! Keith |
Posted By: Susanne
Date Posted: 06 March 2011 at 09:32
Poor Keith! I'm sorry for all the extra work. Should I tell you that I have to scan the brown imperf dragon for you and one of a bright orange imperf dragon?
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Posted By: Keith
Date Posted: 06 March 2011 at 09:59
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No. Keep it a secret and surprise me! Keith |
Posted By: Steve
Date Posted: 06 March 2011 at 10:00
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Labels and cancelations Keith ------------- https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Discworld-Stamp-Collector/809424215750892" rel="nofollow - The Discworld Stamp Collector on FaceBook Have a look! |
Posted By: Joolz
Date Posted: 08 March 2011 at 00:53
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Susanne wrote:Posted By: Steve
Date Posted: 08 March 2011 at 01:00
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I have 'catalogued' all these except perhaps the Centro Postag Laernu Centro Postag circular frank using Sporten font. If Keith had done his job  you'd be able to tick yours off these list------------- https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Discworld-Stamp-Collector/809424215750892" rel="nofollow - The Discworld Stamp Collector on FaceBook Have a look! |
Posted By: Joolz
Date Posted: 08 March 2011 at 05:22
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Here are scans of the franks referred to above for interest.           |
Posted By: Steve
Date Posted: 08 March 2011 at 06:55
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Nice ones Joolz Can we use some of these on the website? ------------- https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Discworld-Stamp-Collector/809424215750892" rel="nofollow - The Discworld Stamp Collector on FaceBook Have a look! |
Posted By: Joolz
Date Posted: 08 March 2011 at 07:14
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Posted By: Steve
Date Posted: 08 March 2011 at 07:50
Haven't you seen what we have had to use for stamps at present? ------------- https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Discworld-Stamp-Collector/809424215750892" rel="nofollow - The Discworld Stamp Collector on FaceBook Have a look! |
Posted By: Colin
Date Posted: 08 March 2011 at 08:14
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I'm H-A-P-P-Y !!! ------------- My Etsy shop - FarFetchedPhilately - Check regularly for updates and special offers... https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/FarFetchedPhilately . |
Posted By: Colin
Date Posted: 08 March 2011 at 08:15
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I'll have to see what else we have?! ------------- My Etsy shop - FarFetchedPhilately - Check regularly for updates and special offers... https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/FarFetchedPhilately . |
Posted By: Joolz
Date Posted: 08 March 2011 at 22:53
OK, as Colin is dancing around his studio in delight, here are a few more franks that I have had on various packages over the years. Apologies if the quality is lower than the last set but these are all scanned from the white board envelopes that Colin uses and they are a bit more glossy than the white cardboard boxes and have a slightly higher tendency to smudge the ink on the franks. (Love the pun on the Great A'Tuin frank!)
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Posted By: Susanne
Date Posted: 09 March 2011 at 01:00
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Thanks for the scans Joolz! I think I see a couple I don't have. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 13 January 2012 at 07:53
| My most recent Edwards & Batley stamps have arrived in board-backed envelopes. Does this mean the classic white box is dead? Has it been killed off by the Price in Proportion system I wonder? |
Posted By: Keith
Date Posted: 13 January 2012 at 22:21
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Burned to death in Colin's house fire I think. Keith |
Posted By: Colin
Date Posted: 15 January 2012 at 21:59
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Don't panic! I can always buy and make up more white boxes.
There was a postage cost factor but as long as collectors are happy to pay a bit extra for the boxes then next time I produce a large issue I will go back to the boxes. ------------- My Etsy shop - FarFetchedPhilately - Check regularly for updates and special offers... https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/FarFetchedPhilately . |