World Wide Covers in recent lot

Subject: World Wide Covers in recent lot Mon Jul 30, 2012 8:26 am

Vietnam Covers

India
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I like the Elephant stamp on this one.

Subject: Re: World Wide Covers in recent lot Mon Jul 30, 2012 9:04 am

Chech?

China?
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Subject: Re: World Wide Covers in recent lot Mon Jul 30, 2012 9:19 am

A neat (to me) airmail cover.
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Some of these covers I have shown still contain the contents like this one. Notice how sheer this cover is. It's like some sort of rice paper or a little thicker than tissue paper. Sort of interesting anyway.

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Subject: Re: World Wide Covers in recent lot Mon Jul 30, 2012 9:37 am

OK, here is the last two today. Most of the ratty ones were all tucked real neatly in an envelope at the bottom of the box. odd such care was taken with these?

Subject: Re: World Wide Covers in recent lot Mon Jul 30, 2012 12:27 pm

wow those are very nice man!!

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Subject: Re: World Wide Covers in recent lot Mon Jul 30, 2012 5:26 pm

Thank you. Some are sort of ratty though. Sad

Subject: Re: World Wide Covers in recent lot Mon Jul 30, 2012 7:33 pm

as are mine but as long as you enjoy them who cares?..

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Subject: Re: World Wide Covers in recent lot Mon Jul 30, 2012 7:56 pm

I guess you have a point... maybe my heirs? lol Then it's their problem...hahaha...

Subject: Re: World Wide Covers in recent lot Mon Jul 30, 2012 7:57 pm

but at that point it wont matter to you LOL...

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Subject: Re: World Wide Covers in recent lot Mon Jul 30, 2012 8:38 pm

Postmark SAIGON? Really? That's awesome!

Miss. instead of MS? That made me start looking for dates right away and spotted Saigon before I spotted a date!

Subject: Re: World Wide Covers in recent lot Mon Jul 30, 2012 8:39 pm

Krash101 wrote:

Thank you. Some are sort of ratty though. Sad

You buy a lot or hoard of older covers, Krash, and my experience has been... well first total elation... but there's always some ratty or less than desirable covers or whatever. Still... I collect them.

Subject: Re: World Wide Covers in recent lot Wed Aug 01, 2012 6:39 am

I didn't buy them actually they was a gift from Kacyds. I did find 2 German covers worth well over $450. @ so everything else in Gravy! lol I'm actually looking to trade them for a Scott #72 and/or a #1. I can trade for a #1 right now with cert but decided to hold out a little bit. I'm never that lucky but even a blind squirrel finds a nut now and then!

These are valuable because they are from Munich and from the other side of the Berlin wall and first series of freedom bells and addressed to a famous person..who knew? I just posted them on another board and that thread just blew up! I hope Kris (kacyds) isn't mad...lol
Here they are:

Also as far as collecting ratty or less-than-desirable covers/stamps/esoterica..I literally just throw them away! I recently got a huge lot from bear and sorted it all out and took some stuff I wanted, giving some to a bud and the rest, well, in the bin! lol the ones I tossed was stained, damaged or had a bazillion duplicates or modern issues...and Christmas issues. I despise Christmas stamps...lol Nothing personal but that's just how I do it. No reason to keep junk right?

Subject: Re: World Wide Covers in recent lot Wed Aug 01, 2012 6:56 am

bengalpaws wrote:

Postmark SAIGON? Really? That's awesome!

Miss. instead of MS? That made me start looking for dates right away and spotted Saigon before I spotted a date!

What the hell? I just wrote a big reply and it's GONE? right after the site denied me access??

Anyway I was refering to the Vietnam covers. I would like to know more about them. I know that Vietnamese stamps were illegal up until just recently so the potential for value is there and I don't mean a lot just more than the 20¢ that's probably listed in the catalog..lol

Subject: Re: World Wide Covers in recent lot Wed Aug 01, 2012 7:29 am

that cover is great man!! awesome find indeed!!

this site has been having a few glitches and i am working with our provider to find how a solution sorry for the issue.

i agree about keeping things you dont like .. kind of pat of the deal when i am pulling unpicked lots unfortunately.. ... i have considered over the next few weeks sorting the bins down and removing the damages its just a monster job.. if i do i will create smaller lots as i go instead of these big boxes..

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Subject: Re: World Wide Covers in recent lot Wed Aug 01, 2012 7:48 am

I have dealt with monSter stashes like that and it's no easy feat! I wouldn't sweat it none to much bro!