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by Pigeon Post
Tue Jul 05, 2016 3:23 pm
Forum: Postcard Collecting
Topic: Boxes for postcards
Replies: 2
Views: 5689

Re: Boxes for postcards

Thanks for your reply.
by Pigeon Post
Thu Jun 30, 2016 6:11 pm
Forum: Postcard Collecting
Topic: Boxes for postcards
Replies: 2
Views: 5689

Boxes for postcards

Please could people recommend the best sources for boxes for storing postcards and for displaying them at fairs. Should they be archival quality? Where do you get yours from? Is cardboard better than plastic? Thank-you in advance for any advice.
by Pigeon Post
Thu Mar 31, 2016 11:39 am
Forum: Postcard Wants
Topic: Stained Glass Windows
Replies: 1
Views: 4639

Re: Stained Glass Windows

There are some on ebay right now - only 4 hours to go! - nothing to do with me, just noticed them having seen your message recently. 100 postcards ends today at 16:43 being sold by someone called ***martyn-t*** in Collectables / Postcards / Collections/Bulk Lots. Maybe you've seen them already.....
by Pigeon Post
Wed Mar 30, 2016 4:14 pm
Forum: Postcard Collecting
Topic: Albums and Auctions
Replies: 5
Views: 10071

Re: Albums and Auctions

Yes you are right Kevin on both counts. I just thought professional experts at an auction house would see the difference between a 'super collection' in an album and a load of rubbish that has been deliberately put into an album. Clearly their descriptions can't be trusted, so what's the point of ha...
by Pigeon Post
Tue Mar 29, 2016 9:38 pm
Forum: Postcard Collecting
Topic: Albums and Auctions
Replies: 5
Views: 10071

Albums and Auctions

What do people feel about an auction listing an Edwardian album as a "super collection" with a high valuation and it turns out to be an album full of what are very evidently a dealer's unsaleable rejects..... the vast majority very poor to abysmal condition, some not even cards, many unide...