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Post by octavius on Jun 14, 2022 22:41:03 GMT
Many years ago I bought this sheet of stamps and framed it. Then it got stored in a cardboard box down in the damp crawl space* * = One time we had a plumber go down there for something. When he came out he said "Why didn't you tell me there was a snake down there!" Ha!
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Cephus
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What I collect: U.S. 1847-1993, Australia, China, New Zealand
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Post by Cephus on Jun 14, 2022 23:08:40 GMT
Saved in what way? They're now damaged. They're not going to be made undamaged. It isn't like they were expensive to begin with, you can get a new sheet quite reasonably if you'd like to reframe it, but those are essentially just postage now, if you've got a glue stick.
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Post by octavius on Jun 15, 2022 0:23:43 GMT
Thanks for the reply Cephus. I was thinking of dilute bleach and putting the sheet in a heavy book to dry. If that fails, I do have a glue stick  |
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Cephus
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What I collect: U.S. 1847-1993, Australia, China, New Zealand
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Post by Cephus on Jun 16, 2022 1:23:27 GMT
Thanks for the reply Cephus. I was thinking of dilute bleach and putting the sheet in a heavy book to dry. If that fails, I do have a glue stick  The post office doesn't care so long as they were never used. They don't have to be pretty, they just have to be legal. |
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Post by khj on Jun 16, 2022 5:39:56 GMT
The bleach, even diluted, might take off some of the tagging if you leave it soaking too long -- so if you used it for postage, then your mail might get kicked back by the automated machinery when it can't detect the tagging. I would just use "as-is" for postage. The automated machinery doesn't really care how "dirty" the stamps might be.
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