daveg28
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Post by daveg28 on May 7, 2020 13:27:13 GMT
I’ve accumulated a lot of postal cards over the years. Unfortunately, they sit in a box, so try are a little difficult to look at and enjoy. How is anyone else storing them or displaying them? I don’t want to break the bank to put them in an album, but I would like to see them better displayed than just sorting through them in a box.
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brightonpete
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Post by brightonpete on May 7, 2020 14:08:27 GMT
I've bought Lighthouse Grande pages at the post office. They are clear, so both sides are viewable. I think if you want to display them, it'll cost a bit. Perhaps this catalogue display rack would suit better... |
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Post by feebletodix on May 7, 2020 15:12:14 GMT
That depends on whether you want to look at both sides, if only one is of interest, the flip photo album style might be an answer.
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daveg28
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Post by daveg28 on May 7, 2020 15:39:30 GMT
I just want to see the image with the postage value, so I only want to see one side. I'd like a binder of some kind, so I guess I'm asking what works best for the pages that won't cost a fortune. Pete: what are these Lighthouse Grande pages? And they're available at the post office? Interesting.
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angore
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Post by angore on May 7, 2020 15:48:28 GMT
I guess I use a more expensive method. I have US Postal cards and use 2 pocket (4 pockets per page) Vario pages in a cheap binder. I favor Vario pages because you can re-purpose them as things change. A custom product often is only limited. They are more like an investment.
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brightonpete
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Post by brightonpete on May 7, 2020 15:58:26 GMT
daveg28 Oops, I was thinking you were the other Dave in Ottawa. Canada Post has Vario & Grande pages and stockbooks. If they don't have what you want, they can order them for you. The black double-sided Vario's would be great if only one side is to be displayed. Or do like I do, cut cardstock to size & make the clear double sided.
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daveg28
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Post by daveg28 on May 7, 2020 17:24:26 GMT
Now I'm wanting to take a dive into my Scott's catalog. Is there significantly fewer postal cards than there are stamps? Were there more in the classic era than there have been in the modern era? Guess I'll be digging into that section of the catalog tonight, unless someone knows a fast answer for me. I'm afraid to dig into the embossed envelopes/postal stationary. That rabbit might be even deeper, I fear. I like the postal cards better, anyway. Especially the bicentennial era cards, and the cards showing universities and historic buildings.
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angore
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Post by angore on May 7, 2020 20:31:30 GMT
daveg28I thought the US postal cards were great with patriotic figures and historical buildings. In later years, they got into buildings at colleges and universities. At the end they followed the multi-stamp pop culture junk.
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daveg28
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Post by daveg28 on May 8, 2020 0:13:46 GMT
Holy beans. I just started looking through the Scott catalog. The postal cards from about 1980 to the early 2000’s are awesome. I had no idea there were so many cool ones. I need them!
I’m guessing the early ones are hard to get? Also, I notice that there were none issued from 1928 to 1951. Then by the late 70’s, they came out in droves.
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philatelia
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Post by philatelia on May 8, 2020 11:49:18 GMT
A very inexpensive way to store covers and postcards is to use those clear document covers. They only cost about 8c each and allow viewing both sides. You can fit two postcards to a page which reduces the cost to 4c per postcard. I saw a binder full of covers and postcards displayed this way. The collector used a very small piece of the tape that is like a post it note and is less sticky to hold them in position. Yes, these materials should be researched for their archival quality before storing rare covers. I highly recommend using clear Vario pages for your valuable material.  |
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nikhil
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Post by nikhil on May 8, 2020 16:14:15 GMT
I read somewhere that Polypropylene is archival safe (like the ones philatelia shows above) |
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brightonpete
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Post by brightonpete on May 8, 2020 19:43:24 GMT
Like I mentioned long ago in another thread, I use this stuff on cards & the like. Swipe and stick. I can't vouch for it's archival quality. IF it does leave a mark, it shows a collector liked it enough to mount it.  |
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Post by rex on May 8, 2020 21:48:56 GMT
I read somewhere that Polypropylene is archival safe (like the ones philatelia shows above) Yes I also read about the Polypropylene, but I don't know how inexpensive it is, we have to consider that countless of documents (paper) was kept from our grandparents in the old shoe box. .and arrived to us , sometimes the simplest solution may be the best . |
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angore
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Post by angore on May 9, 2020 11:26:59 GMT
You can check the online stamp supply places. Here is Wizard. www.wizardcoinsupply.com/philatelic-sleeves/50 post card size sleeves are $28. This seems high. You check various offerings and find most cost effective method. The page protectors you get from any office supply store is cheaper and also made of polypropylene.
I used them for sheets, booklets, etc.
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