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Well, for me, once in a while I get international mail that looks like it was totally submerged and soaked in water, and the contents completely ruined. Attached is a picture of a stamp shipment from Lithuania but I had it also happened to magazines from Australia. It's like sometimes the mail decides to swim here instead of taking an airplane or boat.
Josh
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This is one of my pet peeves. Every shipment I send is on a stock card, reinforced with a stiffener, and securely wrapped inside a sealed plastic bag. Is it really that hard for sellers to do that?
I once received a beautiful group of MUH British Bechuanaland that had become papier mache in the post, and the seller didn't give a damn.
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Steve,
How were the stamps damaged?
Water alone should not damage them, unless there is colored paper inside the envelope that permanently stains the stamps.
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Approvals
I guess it would not be a good day for me to play the lottery. Last evening I stopped at my post office box to pick up a nice collection of a country I collect. I saw it would fill some of my holes and make a nice approval book for the remainders. It was in a paper folder type of envelope. I also then stopped at the grocery store for a few items including a large bottle of water. I got home and place the envelope and the water on my counter. I got involved with other things last night and went to get the envelope this morning to my dismay - I saw the water bottle developed a small leak and there was water all over the counter and yes - it soaked the bottom of the envelope. I opened it up and a good part of the stamps were ruined - the moisture soaked thru on the left side of the album pages. I was able to salvage a few of the stamps but I lost at least 1/2 of them. Now I really do not have enough left to make a viable approval book. My only good news was I only paid $60.00 for the collection - it was a great buy but that got washed out ! Steve
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re: Did AnyOne Experience Something Bad Like This ?
Well, for me, once in a while I get international mail that looks like it was totally submerged and soaked in water, and the contents completely ruined. Attached is a picture of a stamp shipment from Lithuania but I had it also happened to magazines from Australia. It's like sometimes the mail decides to swim here instead of taking an airplane or boat.
Josh
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re: Did AnyOne Experience Something Bad Like This ?
This is one of my pet peeves. Every shipment I send is on a stock card, reinforced with a stiffener, and securely wrapped inside a sealed plastic bag. Is it really that hard for sellers to do that?
I once received a beautiful group of MUH British Bechuanaland that had become papier mache in the post, and the seller didn't give a damn.
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re: Did AnyOne Experience Something Bad Like This ?
Steve,
How were the stamps damaged?
Water alone should not damage them, unless there is colored paper inside the envelope that permanently stains the stamps.
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