My most recent acquisition. The curious thing about this is the sender "Chris C. Cox" who mailed it on Sep 10 appears to have also signed it "C C Cox" on Sep 15 1868.
Can anyone tell me anything about this cover? It's a bit dirty; can it be cleaned or is it best left as is?
I can't help with the cover, but I can re cleaning. I occasionally clean up a really grubby cover with an art-quality eraser. Very gently and very sparingly.
It just removes some of the grime.
Your cover doesn't look like it needs any cleaning
I'd suggest, in general, one can do more damage trying to clean an item, that what is actually achieved. Best to leave as is, peripheral attention and spot cleaning OK. If a really important cover then leave it to the professionals.
Quite true. I also collect GB QEII pre-decimal FDC's, some of which can be grubby. They get the eraser treatment. I have been known to dampen older, creased covers and flatten them out though. It takes great care, but it's eminently do-able.
Nice site jubilee. And thanks to both of you for both the caution and the can-do advice. I might try the art quality eraser but I would first like to know if the cover has more than minimal value.
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