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General Philatelic/Gen. Discussion : What to do with Old Albums

 

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09 Apr 2014
11:28:42pm
Related to another posting I placed regarding the Australian Kangaroos, it got me thinking about what to do with old albums. I have two. One is a 1933 Strand Worldwide Album. There are no additions after 1940 (nothing mounted after about 1937).

There are some obvious perf damages to some of the higher value stamps but what I wonder is the actual album itself and how much damage could the pages have done to the stamps. These cloth covered albums wouldn't be acid-free paper.

This album though has me baffled as to what to actually DO with it. I can't add anything to it, it's interesting to see what the man was able to acquire. Do I break it up and see if there's anything worth keeping or worth selling?

Any advice?


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09 Apr 2014
11:55:40pm
re: What to do with Old Albums

Why do anything with those old albums, Poodle_Mum,
assuming you are not a "Type A" personality?

Procrastination is always a solid option,
and science is now indicating it may be
in family genes. It certainly is in mine.

When I survey the undone things in my
personal philatelic world, I comfort myself
with soporifics such as,"...pride of ownership",
and then take a nap to refresh myself.

Hope this is helpful, seriously.

John Derry



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10 Apr 2014
05:59:27am
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"but what I wonder is the actual album itself and how much damage could the pages have done to the stamps. These cloth covered albums wouldn't be acid-free paper. "



This is the key part of your post and personally, I would move the stamps you want to keep to your own albums or stock pages, put the other stamps up for auction or approval books, and ditch the old album.

I don't find selling these old albums themselves worth the hassle; they are expensive to ship, especially internationally (can't use Media mail for albums; you're not even supposed to ship albums to Canada, per USPS regulations) and you wouldn't realize more than a buck or so for something that old and non-acid free pages.

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10 Apr 2014
09:22:07am
re: What to do with Old Albums

Over the years I've come into possession of a number of old albums in varied condition of no particular interest to me. These I carefully put aside as future 'gives' to newbies who express interest in possible stamp collecting. On occasion I have made scout troops a donation of them for possible merit badge work.The value is in the giving, and passing the torch on.
Best,
Dan C.

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10 Apr 2014
09:35:27am

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re: What to do with Old Albums

i'll add perspective gained from my stamp club. because it's brick and mortar, transactions there don't incur shipping costs, so it's easier to ascertain value.

We often have albums auctioned off. Almost invariably, those with stamps get bids; those that are empty, almost never. In fact, we can seldom give them away.

The only exceptions to this are albums that supplement existing collections or albums so finely and elegantly tooled that they are taken for that artistry or ephemeral history rather than their philatelic value per se.

When I get old albums, i typically strip them and recycle the pages without any attempt at redistributing them; trust me, you'll seldom meet a more dedicated recycler (re-use being the most effective form of recycling), so it's with an understanding of their absolute worthlessness.

David

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10 Apr 2014
12:36:11pm
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I like John's plan. I'll take care of it after my nap.

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13 Apr 2014
06:14:54pm
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...and for at least the next couple years there's the Holocaust Stamps Project (at Foxborough Regional Charter School, Foxboro, MA 02035) ready to accept your unwanted stamps, in any condition, with open arms!

With the end-goal of collecting 11 million cancelled stamps, one for each victim of the Holocaust, after five years the school community has amassed 3,612,600 stamps (as of 4/9/2014).

Any quantity of stamps is welcome.
Many thanks to those Stamporama members who have supported the Project already!
For more info you are invited to visit the website at http://www.foxboroughrcs.org/students-families/frcs-holocaust-stamp-project/(Please disregard the outdated posted stamps total on the website as a new webmaster is being trained to take over maintenance of the site...)

Students continue to learn lessons about the dangers of intolerance and the need to respect differences, as they move forward working on the Project as part of their Community Service Learning modules.

Many thanks!


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09 Apr 2014
11:28:42pm

Related to another posting I placed regarding the Australian Kangaroos, it got me thinking about what to do with old albums. I have two. One is a 1933 Strand Worldwide Album. There are no additions after 1940 (nothing mounted after about 1937).

There are some obvious perf damages to some of the higher value stamps but what I wonder is the actual album itself and how much damage could the pages have done to the stamps. These cloth covered albums wouldn't be acid-free paper.

This album though has me baffled as to what to actually DO with it. I can't add anything to it, it's interesting to see what the man was able to acquire. Do I break it up and see if there's anything worth keeping or worth selling?

Any advice?


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09 Apr 2014
11:55:40pm

re: What to do with Old Albums

Why do anything with those old albums, Poodle_Mum,
assuming you are not a "Type A" personality?

Procrastination is always a solid option,
and science is now indicating it may be
in family genes. It certainly is in mine.

When I survey the undone things in my
personal philatelic world, I comfort myself
with soporifics such as,"...pride of ownership",
and then take a nap to refresh myself.

Hope this is helpful, seriously.

John Derry



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10 Apr 2014
05:59:27am

re: What to do with Old Albums

"but what I wonder is the actual album itself and how much damage could the pages have done to the stamps. These cloth covered albums wouldn't be acid-free paper. "



This is the key part of your post and personally, I would move the stamps you want to keep to your own albums or stock pages, put the other stamps up for auction or approval books, and ditch the old album.

I don't find selling these old albums themselves worth the hassle; they are expensive to ship, especially internationally (can't use Media mail for albums; you're not even supposed to ship albums to Canada, per USPS regulations) and you wouldn't realize more than a buck or so for something that old and non-acid free pages.

Peter
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10 Apr 2014
09:22:07am

re: What to do with Old Albums

Over the years I've come into possession of a number of old albums in varied condition of no particular interest to me. These I carefully put aside as future 'gives' to newbies who express interest in possible stamp collecting. On occasion I have made scout troops a donation of them for possible merit badge work.The value is in the giving, and passing the torch on.
Best,
Dan C.

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10 Apr 2014
09:35:27am

Auctions

re: What to do with Old Albums

i'll add perspective gained from my stamp club. because it's brick and mortar, transactions there don't incur shipping costs, so it's easier to ascertain value.

We often have albums auctioned off. Almost invariably, those with stamps get bids; those that are empty, almost never. In fact, we can seldom give them away.

The only exceptions to this are albums that supplement existing collections or albums so finely and elegantly tooled that they are taken for that artistry or ephemeral history rather than their philatelic value per se.

When I get old albums, i typically strip them and recycle the pages without any attempt at redistributing them; trust me, you'll seldom meet a more dedicated recycler (re-use being the most effective form of recycling), so it's with an understanding of their absolute worthlessness.

David

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10 Apr 2014
12:36:11pm

re: What to do with Old Albums

I like John's plan. I'll take care of it after my nap.

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13 Apr 2014
06:14:54pm

re: What to do with Old Albums

...and for at least the next couple years there's the Holocaust Stamps Project (at Foxborough Regional Charter School, Foxboro, MA 02035) ready to accept your unwanted stamps, in any condition, with open arms!

With the end-goal of collecting 11 million cancelled stamps, one for each victim of the Holocaust, after five years the school community has amassed 3,612,600 stamps (as of 4/9/2014).

Any quantity of stamps is welcome.
Many thanks to those Stamporama members who have supported the Project already!
For more info you are invited to visit the website at http://www.foxboroughrcs.org/students-families/frcs-holocaust-stamp-project/(Please disregard the outdated posted stamps total on the website as a new webmaster is being trained to take over maintenance of the site...)

Students continue to learn lessons about the dangers of intolerance and the need to respect differences, as they move forward working on the Project as part of their Community Service Learning modules.

Many thanks!


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