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General Philatelic/Gen. Discussion : Covers and Literature

 

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Penguin17

07 Nov 2019
09:14:07am
Hi Everyone

I have a question. My friend's mother has tasked me with selling her FDCs from Jersey and Christmas Island. She has boxes of literature that correspond with the covers she has purchased. Should I take the time and match the covers with the literature? Just curious on your thoughts. Thanks.
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07 Nov 2019
12:16:10pm

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re: Covers and Literature

without quite knowing precisely what literature you mean (are these card inserts; presentation folders; something else?), I would generally say "yes." Anything that adds to the FDC's understanding is to the good, and the literature, supported by the FDC about which it is talking, is enhanced

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07 Nov 2019
06:48:37pm
re: Covers and Literature

Just note, often FDC's sell for less than the original
face value of the stamps attached.
And that may be much less than what was originally paid
by the collector. It is a quirky marketplace.
Good luck with the selling.

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07 Nov 2019
07:20:24pm

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re: Covers and Literature

for those not familiar with the secondary market for FDCs, Charlie's comment is important. For the most part, it is the cachet maker, not the stamp, that is valued, and most cachet makers who are valued produce FDCs in the tens or 50s, not the thousands.

Still, in general, the more complete the story, the greater the likelihood of a better sale. Moreover, anything once separated from that to which it belongs is forever orphaned and likely destined for the recycling bin.

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Penguin17

07 Nov 2019
09:14:07am

Hi Everyone

I have a question. My friend's mother has tasked me with selling her FDCs from Jersey and Christmas Island. She has boxes of literature that correspond with the covers she has purchased. Should I take the time and match the covers with the literature? Just curious on your thoughts. Thanks.

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Editor, Seal News; contributor, JuicyHeads
07 Nov 2019
12:16:10pm

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re: Covers and Literature

without quite knowing precisely what literature you mean (are these card inserts; presentation folders; something else?), I would generally say "yes." Anything that adds to the FDC's understanding is to the good, and the literature, supported by the FDC about which it is talking, is enhanced

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Silence in the face of adversity is the father of complicity and collusion, the first cousins of conspiracy..
07 Nov 2019
06:48:37pm

re: Covers and Literature

Just note, often FDC's sell for less than the original
face value of the stamps attached.
And that may be much less than what was originally paid
by the collector. It is a quirky marketplace.
Good luck with the selling.

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".... You may think you understood what you thought I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you think you heard is not what I thought I meant. .... "
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amsd

Editor, Seal News; contributor, JuicyHeads
07 Nov 2019
07:20:24pm

Auctions

re: Covers and Literature

for those not familiar with the secondary market for FDCs, Charlie's comment is important. For the most part, it is the cachet maker, not the stamp, that is valued, and most cachet makers who are valued produce FDCs in the tens or 50s, not the thousands.

Still, in general, the more complete the story, the greater the likelihood of a better sale. Moreover, anything once separated from that to which it belongs is forever orphaned and likely destined for the recycling bin.

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"Save the USPS, buy stamps; save the hobby, use commemoratives"

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