What Would You Do?

Awhile back, I sent a Russian colleague of mine (also a teacher) some materials. I asked her to save the envelope and send it back. Unfortunately, it arrived back to me in this condition! It's creased but I still find it interesting. However, due to it's condition would it be better to just do a hatchet job and keep the stamps?







Now, to make things interesting. I sent this to her registered mail and I have the receipt for it!





Does this make any difference in value or interest? I was thinking to trim it a bit and try to fit it into my album.

You are correct it's in rough shape. If you don't need the stamps to fill an album space, just keep it as is and file it away.

There is a good lesson here for international package-makers. When you SEND a package, put the stamps on the package FIRST, before the address. Put them as far from the edges as possible, because that's where the damage gets concentrated. Make sure they are fully stuck down, as corners "pop" up, and get creased - another stamp ruined. I also write the address on a sticky label instead of the package itself, then I "lay out" the cover for maximum preservation of the stamps... Customers like this.

I would retain as is, place in a plastic page sleeve,
your supplementary register piece is also a keeper.
leave as is, do not cut it in any way.
Possibly OK to feel ho-hum about it currently,
but in 50 years pieces like this from Oman will be scarce I expect,
and become a prized piece.

Your biggest mistake perhaps was to opt for a cover from low grade
brown paper, the cover has done some hard work, and shows it.

Keep it intact, with the receipt. Some postal history collector will love it. The cover/wrapper tells a story -- the rate; how log it took to travel; postal markings; custom markings, etc,. It all tells a story of the postal history of this period of time. Too few wrappers this size escape destruction because some collectors fail to see more than the just stamps. Remember: "Beauty is in the eye of the Beholder." If you have the room-- save it intact, with the receipt.

Hal

I don't see whats so damaged about it. Unless your a stickler for crisp corners or such keep it and soak it off.

That's what I was thinking. Unfortunately, the Omani post in the small town where I live is difficult to deal with. I thought I had the package addressed well enough that the stamps when put on the envelope wouldn't be an issue. However, the size ofthe stamps and the postal clerk decided differently.It's difficult getting them to sell stamps. If I want decent commemorative stamps (ie not the "kanjar" knife series) I usually go to the main PO in Ruwi.
My friend folded it when she sent it back to me in the post. I wish she hadn't but it's water under the bridge. Unfortunately, there are no marks on it from the Russian Post. Only the Omani post. I like Rod's idea about putting it in a plastic page sleeve!

On today's stamp exchange I bought this cover - very cheap - but not putting on my glasses I did not notice ALL stamps are damaged.
I thought the left one on the address side was OK. I was ready to bin it but the cancel of Buenos Aires on the back stopped me.
Now what's your advice?
PS: I think from the front & back a stamp was cut out.