angore
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Post by angore on Nov 6, 2022 12:49:20 GMT
As of late I have only purchased from the same two sellers so nothing new to share,
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jdtrue66
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What I collect: US&US FDC, Keys & Locks, NUDES, Rubber Ducks, USS NJ covers
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Post by jdtrue66 on Nov 11, 2022 14:37:03 GMT
It protects the seller's phone and my cover I guess...   |
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drblade
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What I collect: GB Unmounted mint & Machin definitives Q.E.II Used commemoratives
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Post by drblade on Nov 17, 2022 17:50:56 GMT
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anglobob
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What I collect: France and French Colonies,French cinderellas British Commonwealth QE2
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Post by anglobob on Nov 17, 2022 23:45:03 GMT
I received this photoprint as a stiffener for recent purchases from a seller in France. The iconic Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress.  |
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angore
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Post by angore on Nov 18, 2022 11:50:15 GMT
These seem very intentional.
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philatelia
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What I collect: Ireland, Japan, Scandy, USA, Venezuela, Vatican, Bermuda, Austria
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Post by philatelia on Nov 26, 2022 20:24:20 GMT
Today an EBay lot arrived using an empty DVD case as a stiffener. That’s different, eh?
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renden
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What I collect: Canada-USA-France-Lithuania-Austria--Germany-Mauritius-French Colonies in Africa
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Post by renden on Nov 26, 2022 20:33:18 GMT
Terri philatelia.....if we keep talking about "stiffeners", one member is going to show us a real stiffener - I laugh each time I read about a post on this thread - well !!  René In Canada when you get "stiff" you do not go on TSF hahahhahahahaaahahah! you stay home  |
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drblade
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What I collect: GB Unmounted mint & Machin definitives Q.E.II Used commemoratives
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Post by drblade on Dec 30, 2022 14:36:53 GMT
Received this stiffener about an hour ago with 3 Machin booklets enclosed. The stiffener was part of a 2002 stamp pack of 5 stamps GB, depicting The World Cup. Why the pack was split up is baffling, especially as this one has the design copyright of Consignia (not Royal Mail). The cellophane cover was also there, covering the stiffener & booklets.   |
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drblade
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What I collect: GB Unmounted mint & Machin definitives Q.E.II Used commemoratives
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Post by drblade on Jan 10, 2023 15:37:39 GMT
Received 2 envelopes today containing GB stamps. One of them contained these 3 stiffeners. Someone didn't have their Weetabix.   |
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daniel
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Post by daniel on Jan 15, 2023 23:35:45 GMT
The complete front cover (or at least as much as I could fit on my scanner) of a Royal Mail Stamp Album!  |
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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 Jan 21, 2023 22:32:09 GMT
Received this Maxicard used as a stiffener for a lot of uprated International Response Coupons that I'd won on eBay. The 90 centimes, multicolored, perf. 13¾ X 14¼, UPU service stamp was issued on September 9, 2003 (Switzerland Scott 9O19).  |
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drblade
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Post by drblade on Jan 22, 2023 17:50:41 GMT
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drblade
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What I collect: GB Unmounted mint & Machin definitives Q.E.II Used commemoratives
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Post by drblade on Feb 14, 2023 17:21:31 GMT
The following scanned mailing stiffeners were protecting some Machins I received today. From Kellogs cornflakes packets & nice to see Kellogs considering visually impaired people with their product. The envelope has quite a lot of detail on it with the machine cancel in English & Welsh language, also advertising The British Heart Foundation.  |
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drblade
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Post by drblade on Feb 21, 2023 16:36:59 GMT
3 mailing stiffeners today, protecting a single Machin stamp from The Letters By Night prestige stamp book 2004.   |
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drblade
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Post by drblade on Apr 18, 2023 13:35:16 GMT
A few more mailing stiffeners received today via eBay. The scanned items are from a Royal Mail presentation pack (in 2009) which featured British Design Classics. Spitfire, Mini-skirt, Mini car, Anglepoise Lamp, Concorde, Telephone Kiosk, Polypropylene Chair, Penguine Books, London Underground Map & Routemaster Bus. Mary Quant who designed the mini-skirt sadly passed away last week. The stamps were issued in several formats, in sheet & booklet form. I posted some similar scans in a earlier post, basically a different format but the same pack.     |
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drblade
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Post by drblade on Apr 25, 2023 12:09:59 GMT
Nothing special about this mailing stiffener, a piece of card from an Amazon box!! Received today with 3 booklets of stamps from eBay.  |
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drblade
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Post by drblade on May 3, 2023 12:16:52 GMT
Received the following mailing stiffener today which was protecting some Machins. Sent from the North East of England so nice to see they still get 8 ice cream "lollies" in their boxes, down to 4 in this neck of the woods. I'm surprised at the Rainforest Alliance logo on the box, I didn't now that "lollies" grew in rain forests??? LOL.   |
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Post by stamphinger on May 9, 2023 16:29:52 GMT
?? Looks like a kids' puzzle of some kind?? Maybe from a cereal box? Don StampHinger  |
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daniel
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Post by daniel on May 9, 2023 18:10:57 GMT
?? Looks like a kids' puzzle of some kind?? Maybe from a cereal box? Don StampHinger For the password, I get F for the beginning of the first word and F O R as the beginning of the second word 😀 |
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Post by stamphinger on May 9, 2023 23:11:15 GMT
I think we are missing the first word! We don't know what letters 1, 2 & 3 are and one or more of the blanks on the top right are also cut off.
Don
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drblade
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Post by drblade on May 10, 2023 10:23:05 GMT
I received the scanned mailing stiffeners in today's mail which were protecting some Machin stamps. One mentions face wipes the other looks like it's been wiped clean??  |
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Post by stamphinger on May 22, 2023 19:47:31 GMT
This piece cut to fit in a #12 envelope is from a card mailer announcing an open house for HYLA School, Bainbridge Island, Washington.
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drblade
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Post by drblade on Jun 9, 2023 15:49:09 GMT
Just received the scanned mailing stiffener which was protecting a single Machin stamp from the Wonder Woman commemorative booklet. I ordered the stamp with upright backing paper last week, by mistake, when I wanted the inverted type. The eBay dealer I bought from kindly sent the correct version, so thanks to him. Royal Mail did a good job getting it here in 24 hours with 2nd class postage only. The stiffener looks like it is part of the packaging used to protect Scottish salmon, one of my favourite tastes in fish. Typing that has made me feel hungry, looks like beans on toast again after buying too many stamps.  |
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angore
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Post by angore on Jun 10, 2023 11:43:47 GMT
Old post cards make perfect inserts for mailing in No. 6 (US size) envelopes.   |
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anglobob
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Post by anglobob on Jun 11, 2023 16:44:17 GMT
A reprint of a postcard showing French Generals of WW1,used as a stiffener in an envelope I received from France.  |
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drblade
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Post by drblade on Jun 13, 2023 14:53:51 GMT
Received the scanned stiffener today which was protecting a Machin booklet of 10 None Value Indicators from February 1993. The stiffener contains some interesting information about Henry VIII & his reign from 1509 to 1547.   I have just edited this post twice, due to my scanner doing its own thing again, which is a pity as the scan was supposed to be 2 x A4 sized scans of information rather than the 2 shown. Tried scanning twice but the scanner is breaking up the 2 pages into 7 different scans!!!!!! 
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anglobob
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Post by anglobob on Jun 22, 2023 13:29:53 GMT
A postcard showing a view of Windsor Castle.One of a series of postcards showing European castles,issued by the Chocolaterie d,Aiguebelle. This was used as a filler on a recent purchase from Belgium.  |
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Post by nick2302 on Jul 8, 2023 23:09:32 GMT
I never thought that stiffeners would make such an interesting topic. I have received stamps from many places and for the most part it is a brown cardboard stiffener being used. When I receive any new stamps I have ordered I will be sure to pay more attention to the stiffener. I really enjoyed this thread.
Nick
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drblade
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What I collect: GB Unmounted mint & Machin definitives Q.E.II Used commemoratives
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Post by drblade on Aug 22, 2023 10:44:52 GMT
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Post by stamphinger on Aug 25, 2023 0:53:40 GMT
I was surprised to find this note card as a stiffener. It features the art of Katsushika Hokusai, 1760-1849, a noted Japanese artist. The work illustrated is entitled The Red Fuji and is from the artist's Thirty Six Views of Mt. Fuji.
Don StampHinger More in line with what I usually get are the following three commercial items cut from cartons and boxes:  |
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