Discussion - Member to Member Sales - Research Center
Discussion - Member to Member Sales - Research Center
I believe the theft was local and we are going to talk to our postmaster tomorrow. Until then, I’ll be sending outgoing mail with tracking.
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07:16:14pm
I'm going to make a suggestion. I suggest that all sellers refrain from setting up these great looking covers and keep it very plain. This might help or it might not! If you want to make a postal statement put it inside the envelope. It really sounds like someone has clued into the fact that you are sending great material and it might help if you change the image for a while. I love getting stuff that has lots of great looking stamps on the front but if I had a choice I'd rather get what's inside the envelope. Just my opinion!
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My covers are no where near as interesting as that one! LoL. But still, good advice, albeit sad that we have to even consider doing that.
I’m going to add tracking to my covers from now on.
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Read this article on the Washington Post.
"Postal thefts jump. Employees are both victims and criminals."
I've been tradings stamps over the mail since the 1960s and of late I find out that cancelling machines are not envelope friendly, even less if they are bulky plus they are suspicious to mail carriers and anyone that may have access to them.
Making the mail as plain as possible it is a good advise, sorry to say but that's the way things are today.
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If anyone sees a similar cover to this, but with a few more stamps, it was from an envelope that was stolen last month. It contained other perfins that were meant to be a gift for smauggie. I’ve also had two other envelopes stolen - one with Vatican, the other USA PNCs. Please let me know if you see anything similar on EBay.
I believe the theft was local and we are going to talk to our postmaster tomorrow. Until then, I’ll be sending outgoing mail with tracking.
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19 May 2023
07:16:14pm
re: Be on lookout for Stolen Mail
I'm going to make a suggestion. I suggest that all sellers refrain from setting up these great looking covers and keep it very plain. This might help or it might not! If you want to make a postal statement put it inside the envelope. It really sounds like someone has clued into the fact that you are sending great material and it might help if you change the image for a while. I love getting stuff that has lots of great looking stamps on the front but if I had a choice I'd rather get what's inside the envelope. Just my opinion!
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re: Be on lookout for Stolen Mail
My covers are no where near as interesting as that one! LoL. But still, good advice, albeit sad that we have to even consider doing that.
I’m going to add tracking to my covers from now on.
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re: Be on lookout for Stolen Mail
Read this article on the Washington Post.
"Postal thefts jump. Employees are both victims and criminals."
I've been tradings stamps over the mail since the 1960s and of late I find out that cancelling machines are not envelope friendly, even less if they are bulky plus they are suspicious to mail carriers and anyone that may have access to them.
Making the mail as plain as possible it is a good advise, sorry to say but that's the way things are today.
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