Glassine Envelopes

I just bought some glassine envelopes to help sort and store stamps. I was wondering if it is okay to use a sharpie to mark the outsides of the envelopes. Don't want to have ink leaching through.
Thinking I might start to stock up on North Korean stamps. Thinking it may not be around much longer! LOL this is getting scarey. Reminds me of the cold war days, but with someone who wants to actually use his missiles.
(Just my opinion, I could be wrong)

Thanks for answering this post!
Jay

What's a sharpie ??

And yes, it is scary, but North Korea is merely a distraction.
The takeover started long ago, and only George Bush Jnr helped in that regard. Since his departure things have speeded up again....just look at a certain election taking place about now.

Yes, it is very scary.

Londonbus1.....Packing already.

Sharpie is a fine point permanent marker, very wet initial application.

I would not recommend using a Sharpie to write on the glassines. I would recommend white stickers from a office supply store.

David

I also would suggest applying a label. I write on the label with pencil so that when I reuse the glassine, I can rewrite the contents. I never have enough glassines and am always reusing what I have or get in trades.

Dave N.
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Damn ! I could have recycled hundreds of 102 cards and glassines I am going to have to look into those little labels..never too old to learn !!

I've written on glassines with Sharpies without problems -- although I prefer the small ones that are the size of a regular felt-tip pen. I've also written on them with a pencil -- it's sort of faint and will smudge if rubbed. But you can erase it when the contents change.

Others here will know more than I, but it seems there is a bit of debate about whether glassines are appropriate for long-term storage of your stamps...

KirkS

i would worry about smudge also..but even some ballpoints smudge..i stick to the ballpoint pen !!

i agree...itried ballpoint pens and no problems so far

I also advocate the use of small labels and pencil but also have had no problem with the use of 'sharpies".

Whatever you use, just make sure it dries well. I personally like the label idea. They make some 1/2 x 1 inch ones that have something like 100 on a sheet.

Thanks! Gonna get some Labels tomorrow! Recycling is nice for these!

Londonbus you dont have sharpies over there wow over here some places that have a zero tolerance rule (in the schools)sharpies are forbidden if you get caught with one at school its like getting caught with cocaine or some other illegal drug cause the kids are cutting off the ends of them and sniffing them to get high (who da thought of that one?) crazy stuff the kids are doing these days to all whoever uses duster to dust out there computer if you have teenage (maybe alittle younger also)kids watch your can of it take notice how much is in the can when you last used it kids are huffing it and killing themselves by doing this talk about scary stuff going on these days

Yes Tina I guess we do, it's just the lingo is different. The Queens English is not the same as the President's English !!

I use labels and pencil also.

I only store stamps in glassines long enough to have them sorted and ready to hing in albums. Then I reuse them for another country (or for sending stamps off to freinds). I am also very cheap I cut the labels into small squares just big enough to wright what I need to.

Dianne

Geeze Tina - you full of such uplifting news this morning!