belti
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Post by belti on Jun 23, 2016 9:07:04 GMT
Up to some time ago I used to soak all stamps that I come across which are still on cover. However, in these last few years I have started to set them aside after reading various topics online that many collectors do prefer to leave the stamps on covers.
My concern is that many collectors do emphasize the importance of using acid free paper when it comes stamp accessories such as album pages, glassines etc. to prevent from foxing. The fact that the covers we receive in our daily mail (I presume) are ordinary envelopes and not acid free, how do one goes about storing them in order to prevent damage to the stamps?
Thank you in advance for your feedback.
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tomiseksj
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What I collect: Worldwide stamps/covers, Cinderellas, Ohio Prepaid Sales Tax Receipts, U.S. WWII Ration ephemera
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Post by tomiseksj on Jun 23, 2016 15:14:19 GMT
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belti
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Post by belti on Jun 24, 2016 6:45:43 GMT
Thank you very much for your feedback and links. The primer on the national postal museum website is a very informative article. Once again thank you for your help
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Jerry B
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Post by Jerry B on Jun 24, 2016 9:19:41 GMT
Hi Steve
Nu-Ace made a nice "loose-leaf" cover binder. There were pages with a couple of different configurations but mostly it was for small covers. I don't think they are made anymore. My friend had a couple in the store so I bought one and filled it with as many pages as I could. I do not usually save covers, unless important. I bought a "pile" of AD-Postal (old Colombia Postal Service) FDC's and stored them in the album.
Since I use quadrille pages, some covers are mounted on the album pages.
Jerry B
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