Ever open a box, go 'Oh Cool!', followed by 'Aw, Nuts!'?

henrye
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Ever open a box, go 'Oh Cool!', followed by 'Aw, Nuts!'? Oct 9, 2020 3:42:43 GMT khj, renden, and 4 more like this

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Post by henrye on Oct 9, 2020 3:42:43 GMT

Back in the 90's, when I was going through the stamps my friend Owens had given me, I found a small cigar box of loose stamps. Even though he has basically quit collecting in his early teens, he would still throw interesting stamps into boxes throughout the years.

Well, upon opening that cigar box, I saw this beauty and immediately blurted out "Oh, Cool!!!". Then, when I reached to take it out of the box, I had the "Aw, Nuts!!!" moment.

Beautiful stamp. Thrown mint, into a box and left there for many many years. Yep....it was stuck.

Ever have one of these moments when you snatched defeat out of the jaws of victory?

Here it is:

Last Edit: Oct 9, 2020 3:43:40 GMT by henrye

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Ever open a box, go 'Oh Cool!', followed by 'Aw, Nuts!'? Oct 9, 2020 11:37:11 GMT philatelia and kasvik like this

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Post by vikingeck on Oct 9, 2020 11:37:11 GMT

Try putting it in the freezer. That sometimes works ... You will be no worse off if it doesn't. it seems to have some dark marks on the back , postmark offset perhaps or earlier adherence

Last Edit: Oct 9, 2020 11:38:25 GMT by vikingeck

what ever it is , it's better than a poke in the eye from a wet umbrella!

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Ever open a box, go 'Oh Cool!', followed by 'Aw, Nuts!'? Oct 9, 2020 12:55:18 GMT

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Post by daveg28 on Oct 9, 2020 12:55:18 GMT

That's a shame, because that's a beauty of a stamp. I bit off-center, but still a beauty. Hopefully the freezer will free it from the others. At least it's on the top, and not stuck in the middle of that pile of stamps.

renden Member Posts: 8,737 What I collect: World W collector with ++ interests in BNA (Canada etc) and USA	Ever open a box, go 'Oh Cool!', followed by 'Aw, Nuts!'? Oct 9, 2020 13:14:28 GMT daveg28 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by renden on Oct 9, 2020 13:14:28 GMT Wouldn't "stamlift" work for this beauty but under controlled time and attention as the gum has to be preserved !
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Ever open a box, go 'Oh Cool!', followed by 'Aw, Nuts!'?

Post by henrye on Oct 9, 2020 3:42:43 GMT

Post by vikingeck on Oct 9, 2020 11:37:11 GMT

Post by daveg28 on Oct 9, 2020 12:55:18 GMT

Post by renden on Oct 9, 2020 13:14:28 GMT