Seriousness A great favor - Page 3

rgeorg · 06-22-2009, 03:54 AM

I can send postcards from Greece. One thing I am not clear on - is your request that I just send a postcard to your daughter or do you want the postcard(s) and stamp in an envelope so they are not "cancelled"? Sorry if this is a dumb question, but I have no idea how stamp-collecting works.

rebarnmom · 06-22-2009, 04:12 AM

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Originally Posted by rgeorg

I can send postcards from Greece. One thing I am not clear on - is your request that I just send a postcard to your daughter or do you want the postcard(s) and stamp in an envelope so they are not "cancelled"? Sorry if this is a dumb question, but I have no idea how stamp-collecting works.

You can just put the stamp on the postcard and it can be cancelled. She just likes collecting them at this point. Thanks for asking! (Greece! How cool!)

ruth1304 · 06-22-2009, 09:20 AM

I can send one - I used to love getting postcards from my mum's friends when I was at school and I've still got lots of them now.

Verencat · 06-22-2009, 02:05 PM

Just came back from the post office!

They said the box would be there by Thursday - I just wish I could be there to see your daughter's face! I sent a few hundred stamps, and it's a fraction of what I have, so it's really not a big deal. They are not all in perfect condition (I once had them evaluated, and the philatelist I saw frowned upon them!) but they are really interesting!
Irony is: since the box had to be wrapped in a bubble wrap envelope, the lady at the counter couldn't place real stamps on it, it's just a printed sticker that attest payment...

Tell me when you get them!
:sittingontheedgeofchairandwaitingimpatiently:

rebarnmom · 06-22-2009, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Verencat

Just came back from the post office!

They said the box would be there by Thursday - I just wish I could be there to see your daughter's face! I sent a few hundred stamps, and it's a fraction of what I have, so it's really not a big deal. They are not all in perfect condition (I once had them evaluated, and the philatelist I saw frowned upon them!) but they are really interesting!
Irony is: since the box had to be wrapped in a bubble wrap envelope, the lady at the counter couldn't place real stamps on it, it's just a printed sticker that attest payment...

Tell me when you get them!
:sittingontheedgeofchairandwaitingimpatiently:

Well, the real surprise is on the inside! I'll try to take a picture of her opening it! It'll be awesome! Thanks again! and again! and again!

Verencat · 06-22-2009, 02:35 PM

Yay! A picture! I didn't want to ask! Thank you!
My cheeks hurt from smiling I'm so happy! On the way back from the post office I think I scared people I looked so happy!

I'm reliving all the excitment of discovering it all, it feels so good to think like a kid!

columbus · 06-22-2009, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Verencat;

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Irony is: since the box had to be wrapped in a bubble wrap envelope, the lady at the counter couldn't place real stamps on it, it's just a printed sticker that attest payment...

Seems every country is resorting to printing "stamps" on demand - dismal labels.

rebarnmom · 06-23-2009, 02:30 AM

Wow! I've had 25 responders from 8 different countries!
If this were a competition (which it's not), US has a slight lead over the UK. I have to say Germany is there, but where is Portugal? (Oh, I forgot this isn't a poll either.)

This is awesome! Thank you for all of the generous responses!

mklynds · 06-23-2009, 02:33 AM

Don't forget Canada!!!

rebarnmom · 06-23-2009, 02:46 AM

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Originally Posted by mklynds

Don't forget Canada!!!

How could I forget Canada? It's the name of the road I live on!
Canada comes in just after the UK, with responses from Alberta (thanks to you) and Montreal!

Just to reiterate... this is not a competition (unless you want to make it one)!

mklynds · 06-23-2009, 02:49 AM

I would start a competition between us Canadians but couldn't help but notice Verencat saying something about a box! I think she'll beat my little guys as they can only stick so many stamps to a postcard

Verencat · 06-23-2009, 08:53 AM

If it's a competition, you won, I haven't sent postcards!

I made a box out of a part of the stamp collection I had as a kid (my dad had it as a child and passed it down) and that I never got around to class farther than by provenance. I know Rebarnmom's daughter will have much more fun with it than I do now!

rebarnmom · 06-23-2009, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Verencat

If it's a competition, you won, I haven't sent postcards!

I made a box out of a part of the stamp collection I had as a kid (my dad had it as a child and passed it down) and that I never got around to class farther than by provenance. I know Rebarnmom's daughter will have much more fun with it than I do now!

Stamps are what she's been collecting! I just thought sending them via postcard would be an interesting and educational way for her to receive them! She'll be delighted with both!

yvanleterrible · 06-23-2009, 11:18 PM

She will love those stamps. I got some of them in Europe while we lived there in the mid sixties. I did not know how to care for them so they might have yellowed a bit. It is a good thing that someone will find interest in them again.

Thanks Cat for sending them.

GraceKrispy · 06-24-2009, 04:06 AM

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Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

She will love those stamps. I got some of them in Europe while we lived there in the mid sixties. I did not know how to care for them so they might have yellowed a bit. It is a good thing that someone will find interest in them again.

Thanks Cat for sending them.

I collect money and gold and houses, if anyone has any of those things he/she won't need anymore....

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06-22-2009, 03:54 AM	#31
rgeorg Guru Posts: 675 Karma: 3314796 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Europe & USA Device: K3/3G(2x), Glo HD, Amazon Voyage	I can send postcards from Greece. One thing I am not clear on - is your request that I just send a postcard to your daughter or do you want the postcard(s) and stamp in an envelope so they are not "cancelled"? Sorry if this is a dumb question, but I have no idea how stamp-collecting works.

06-22-2009, 09:20 AM	#33
ruth1304 Addict Posts: 394 Karma: 1546 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bristol, UK Device: Waiting for a kindle!	I can send one - I used to love getting postcards from my mum's friends when I was at school and I've still got lots of them now.

06-22-2009, 02:05 PM	#34
Verencat Wizard Posts: 2,615 Karma: 96491 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Montreal, Qc Device: xxx	Just came back from the post office! They said the box would be there by Thursday - I just wish I could be there to see your daughter's face! I sent a few hundred stamps, and it's a fraction of what I have, so it's really not a big deal. They are not all in perfect condition (I once had them evaluated, and the philatelist I saw frowned upon them!) but they are really interesting! Irony is: since the box had to be wrapped in a bubble wrap envelope, the lady at the counter couldn't place real stamps on it, it's just a printed sticker that attest payment... Tell me when you get them! :sittingontheedgeofchairandwaitingimpatiently:

06-22-2009, 02:35 PM	#36
Verencat Wizard Posts: 2,615 Karma: 96491 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Montreal, Qc Device: xxx	Yay! A picture! I didn't want to ask! Thank you! My cheeks hurt from smiling I'm so happy! On the way back from the post office I think I scared people I looked so happy! I'm reliving all the excitment of discovering it all, it feels so good to think like a kid!

06-23-2009, 02:30 AM	#38
rebarnmom Wizard Posts: 1,289 Karma: 4525055 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: rural Illinois, USA Device: Sony PRS-700 (traded in), Sony PRS-650	Wow! I've had 25 responders from 8 different countries! If this were a competition (which it's not), US has a slight lead over the UK. I have to say Germany is there, but where is Portugal? (Oh, I forgot this isn't a poll either.) This is awesome! Thank you for all of the generous responses!

06-23-2009, 02:33 AM	#39
mklynds That guy, no not that guy Posts: 337 Karma: 2846 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Device: PRS600 Red	Don't forget Canada!!!

06-23-2009, 02:49 AM	#41
mklynds That guy, no not that guy Posts: 337 Karma: 2846 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Device: PRS600 Red	I would start a competition between us Canadians but couldn't help but notice Verencat saying something about a box! I think she'll beat my little guys as they can only stick so many stamps to a postcard

06-23-2009, 08:53 AM	#42
Verencat Wizard Posts: 2,615 Karma: 96491 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Montreal, Qc Device: xxx	If it's a competition, you won, I haven't sent postcards! I made a box out of a part of the stamp collection I had as a kid (my dad had it as a child and passed it down) and that I never got around to class farther than by provenance. I know Rebarnmom's daughter will have much more fun with it than I do now!

06-23-2009, 11:18 PM	#44
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	She will love those stamps. I got some of them in Europe while we lived there in the mid sixties. I did not know how to care for them so they might have yellowed a bit. It is a good thing that someone will find interest in them again. Thanks Cat for sending them.