Heliodromus Posted October 5, 2023 · Member Share Posted October 5, 2023 (edited) I just received a recent auction win from InAsta in San Marino, and was happy to see their "unprofessional" use of stamps plastering the package! I'm always happy when foreign senders do this - normally individuals, but sometimes dealers too. An auction house doing this is a first for me. Here's a couple other examples I have to hand in my desk drawer. Hungary Canada (stamps front + back of package) Mexico (not plastered - but cool "day of the dead" stamps. Those of you who don't buy from overseas are missing out on all the fun! Does anyone else keep nice examples of stamp-plastered coin packages ? Any to share ? Edited October 5, 2023 by Heliodromus 16 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor DonnaML Posted October 5, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted October 5, 2023 I haven't actually collected stamps since my childhood -- 55+ years ago! But, like you, I enjoy receiving envelopes plastered with stamps (from the USA or elsewhere) from coin dealers, and usually save them. Kirk Davis is one dealer who uses actual stamps, and here are a couple of envelopes he sent me. Note the mixture of old and new: 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ela126 Posted October 5, 2023 · Member Share Posted October 5, 2023 Two of my favorites, I do wish I was collecting these earlier. I love when they use the local post and not fedex/dhl. Tbilisi, Georgia to USA, $5.00 shipping! 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor Ancient Coin Hunter Posted October 5, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted October 5, 2023 I haven't received any coins plastered over with stamps except for Frank Robinson. Admittedly this is a very cool practice!!! 🙃 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor kirispupis Posted October 5, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted October 5, 2023 Years ago in college I chose to work for Duke University Press for my work study requirement. They started me out opening all the mail they received. I was more than happy to do it because I saved all the stamps! They received letters from everywhere. The next year they offered to move me up to an assistant, but I didn't want it. I wasn't going into the publishing business and the pay was the same. They never had someone so happy to open their mail! I still have those stamps. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heliodromus Posted October 5, 2023 · Member Author Share Posted October 5, 2023 (edited) 29 minutes ago, DonnaML said: Kirk Davis is one dealer who uses actual stamps, and here are a couple of envelopes he sent me. Note the mixture of old and new: Very nice - love those dinosaur mini-sheets. Isn't the inverted biplane a fairly rare error type ?! I had a French seller once send me a package with decades old Franc-denominated stamps which are actually still legal to use at some fixed Franc-EURO conversion rate! Edit: I just noticed those Apollo-Soyuz ones - very nice! Edited October 5, 2023 by Heliodromus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heliodromus Posted October 5, 2023 · Member Author Share Posted October 5, 2023 15 minutes ago, ela126 said: Tbilisi, Georgia to USA, $5.00 shipping! Great! Nice exotic location and stamps, and no complaints about the price! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor DonnaML Posted October 5, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted October 5, 2023 2 minutes ago, Heliodromus said: Very nice - love those dinosaur mini-sheets. Isn't the inverted biplane a fairly rare error type ?! If it were a genuine original -- which it obviously isn't! -- I believe it would be worth well over a million dollars! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewomack Posted October 5, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted October 5, 2023 I too have received many packages, not only ones containing coins, with old stamps plastered on them. I usually don't keep them, but i take photos for reference. The upside is the fun is seeing the stamps, some of which go back a decade or more. A lot of stamps had amazing designs and themes. The downside is that many stamps now have more value as postage than they have as collectibles. That market has, for the most part, crashed (with exceptions, of course). I guess they at least still have some value. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Kowsky Posted October 5, 2023 · Member Share Posted October 5, 2023 Here is a different twist, coins on stamps ☺️. I saved these 2 stamps from a sheet purchased long ago. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotwheelsearl Posted October 5, 2023 · Member Share Posted October 5, 2023 I always use old stamps to send coins. It’s fun and interesting. Plus, none of my stamp collection is worth more than face value, so might as well get my moneys worth out of them. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ominus1 Posted October 5, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted October 5, 2023 i concur!...:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayAg47 Posted October 5, 2023 · Member Share Posted October 5, 2023 My collage of stamps I received from coin packages 2yrs back. Since then I have double or triple the number of stamps but haven’t updated my collage yet! 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor Victor_Clark Posted October 6, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted October 6, 2023 The 1 cent green stamp to the far left is from 1924. The 3 cents stamps are from the 1950's and the 13 cent stamps are from the 70's, many are bicentennial issues. 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor KenDorney Posted October 6, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted October 6, 2023 Getting stamps on a parcel is always fun and reminds me of my youth! One might notice as I have than in the US in most cases they dont even bother to cancel them anymore. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heliodromus Posted October 6, 2023 · Member Author Share Posted October 6, 2023 Here's a few more. Syria Another San Marino (maybe also an auction house - I forget). France - seller put stamps on back of the envelope as well as the front. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortuna Redux Posted October 7, 2023 · Member Share Posted October 7, 2023 I’ve only received real stamps in parcel once (from France), it’s so lovely and truly adding value to my purchase experience with my win… an early constitution 5 sols 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maridvnvm Posted October 7, 2023 · Member Share Posted October 7, 2023 I received this pack in 2017 and kept it simply because it was so unusual. A seller was going through his parent's belongings after their passing and found two collections. Low value Roman Imperial coins and a collection of unused commemorative British stamps. He decided to sell the coins and use the stamps for postage as they were still legal to use at the time (though this would no longer be the case). Postage was £2.54 and so he has used the stamps ranging from the 1970s through to the 1990s for postage. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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