To Boldly Go Where No Stamp Collector Has Gone Before

These are the voyages of spock on his idiotic mission to collect MNH stamps in tropic climates and other such stupidities. This is episode 1

For now his crew is
first officer puzzler
science officer k
turtle expert BC
CIO virgin
Strategist philB
smauggie, navigator
donna, nurse
stampgal, counsellor
kirk Transporter chief
Rev- Chief Revenue Recruitment Officer.
Rod- Master Purveyor of Scans.

bfranton, dianne earl are on board but currently without official posts but we will fill them in soon
Tony is also accompanying us in the cargo hold against his will ( sorry but I refused to go without you Tony and since you wouldnt come in peace)

Ok in all seriousness this is what I have done

i have taken all my expensive stamps moved them out of the stock book which was poison for them based on my earlier experiments stock books are the worst thing ever for stamps where I live. a few hundred dollars on the stock books wasted.

i have put the stamps in museum grade archival plastic sleeves. I have then taken the plastic sleeves and put them in intercept shield boxes ( the shoe box size)

i am thinking this is a master stroke as it will neutralize all the bad gases before it reaches the stamps. It has already done wonders for my currency collection. so anyone has a problem with this idea of mine for any reason? I was the first person to do this for currency a few years ago and it looks like I am the first person to do this for stamps to stop them from getting tropicalised

Maybe our australian friends are also doing this? thanks


A also the them of this thread is to basically try out new solutions for our stamps and improve the hobby and do things once thought impossible. I think we have the best and the brightest int he world here at SCF and we are a family if we put our heads together we can even collect mint stamps under the ocean. So lets go out there and do it.

Hey what about me

I love to travel.

That does seem like a good method of preserving them, I am not sure where in India you live, but the climate in some places is like walking through water isn't it?
oh, and thanks for making me a part of the staff. I will do my job diligently.

Glad to be onboard ... even without position. :) Send us a picture of your effort.

This raises two questions...


By archival sleeves, do you mean something akin to the sleeves made for covers? Do they come in sizes that are small enough to be practical for holding a stamp? and




Have you thought about eating more goat? I hear its easier on the digestive system.

lol.. maybe barb can be the yeoman?

Who was the turtle expert in the original Star Trek?

May I suggest myself for the job of navigator?

I had to edit that cos I was commenting on Smauggies comment which he edited and so mine made no sense and now I'm stuck in a space-time-loop with no signs of a wormhole.

Wait a minute! As ship's nurse here, no one goes anywhere unless everyone, including Spock sits down to a big, healthy bowl of plotnik soup. Don't worry Spock. I have not been infected with Psi 2000.....more like Martha Stewart. Spock, a plotnik soup bath for the stamps might work. Have you given that a try?

Donna

ok Dianne Earl has been beamed on board. I think that was Kirks fault. He has been assigned as head of transporter services. apparently he has watched star trek to much and he thinks he needs to be on the bridge so I have made a special program for him ont he holodeck where he can pretend to be captain :)

CJd,

yes those sleeves are made for covers and currency notes. I have had unprecedented success with currency notes and coins using intercept shield and airtites and sleeves so I am going one step ahead and using these for stamps and souvenir sheets. If this experiment were to fail I would lose a few thousand dollars and that will sound the death knell for my collection.

BTW did someone get your goat recently? you keep talking about eating goat :)

Sorry Stampgal. I thought perhaps my comment might be taken the wrong way.

BC this is the original that was a tv series Sigh! :)

plus we will need you when the invasion begins

smauggie is our navigator

Donna is our cook

and no donna I dont plan to cook my stamps not yet at least :)

smauggie is also our public relations officer I didnt see what he wrote before but I like his attitude :)

I love where this is all going.