Londonbus1
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Cinderella Stamp Club Member 3059
Posts: 4,864 
What I collect: Cinderellas and some Ephemera from Great Britain, France and Israel plus a few beautiful bits from elsewhere !! Topical interests include Flags & Judaica, the latter with an emphasis on the Jewish National Fund.
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Post by Londonbus1 on Mar 19, 2021 6:22:26 GMT
ameis33....lovely lot of covers ! hh Sales are excellent, highly recommended !  Londonbus1
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guilloutran
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Colllecting France
Posts: 202
What I collect: Western Europe (pre-Euro), France and colonies (pre-1995), United States and Canada (pre-1980, engraved ->2000), British colonies and United Kingdom (engrave to 2000)
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Post by guilloutran on Mar 19, 2021 21:43:02 GMT
ameis33, I have a similar stack of envelope. I keep nice and clean cover only. Other envelope go in a box which I clip-out the stamps when I have too many dups.
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ohiohawk
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Posts: 34
What I collect: Mainly US, but also world
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Post by ohiohawk on Mar 23, 2021 22:27:21 GMT
I personally do NOT touch FDC /FDI or others. I was lucky enough to have a lot of fresh, un-addressed 13 cent post cards (God I love my gramps) and any FDC /FDI that has a stamp I need, I Do Not, and Never will Not touch them. The ones that do not have nothing but the FDC stamp, (depending on if its a general FDC, or if it is a more valuable one made by a rare bit of artwork) the more rare get cataloged, then sent off to the safety deposit box, the others get the same, but get placed into special FDC cover books.
I can not even bring myself to take a stamp I need off a beautiful cover, addressed or not
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Post by david on Dec 31, 2021 7:51:28 GMT
In my experience I always try to soak the stamps off the paper.
But, there is always a but, I noticed that when you try to soak off a very large stamp (one that always takes up almost 1/3 of the enveloppe) it always gets very rinkledn and doesn't become nicely flat. Which makes it not so much fun to store it in your album.
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rex
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Posts: 1,147
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Post by rex on Dec 31, 2021 17:11:52 GMT
If the soaking operation on large stamps does not result in a beautifully ironed and wrinkle-free stamp, I am afraid it was not done properly.
Can you give an idea of what kind of stamps you mean, classic or modern stamps ..? ..and how big.
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tomiseksj
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Woodbridge, Virginia, USA
Posts: 6,263
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 Aug 22, 2022 19:37:50 GMT
I've got enough material laying around that rarely, if ever, sees the light of day so my preference is to soak. Here is the top of the box that brought my recent auction purchase of the Wawrukiewicz and Beecher book -- I really dislike soaking stamps off of heavy cardboard but they are all now being pressed in the drying book. It is too bad that none of them received a postmark.  |
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stanley64
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Posts: 1,818
What I collect: Canada, USA, Netherlands, Portugal & Colonies, Antarctic Territories and anything that catches my eye...
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Post by stanley64 on May 13, 2023 9:05:22 GMT
I think it goes without saying, but covers with Cinderallas or poster stamps are left intact,
Have fun and happy collecting!
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Post by nick2302 on Oct 17, 2023 15:29:31 GMT
I am concerned if I kept every cover, I would not have room in my stamp room to house them all. That is why I am not big on first day covers. I have to admit I am a soaker, but I do keep some that are especially interesting. When I sell any of my duplicates, I always make sure I use what I call "real postage". None of this metered business. I have spent many hours debating. When I get a cover that has potential, I put it up on the wall and look at it for a while before making that big decision. Sometimes it is a tough one.
Nick
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