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Inherited Postcard Collection

 
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Posted 01/08/2016   9:27 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add JLLebbert to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
My youngest brother passed away on Christmas day of 2015. He passed on to me several thousand postcards. I don't think any of them are valuable and he was not into "quality" ... if such a term can be used with postcards. As I'm a philatelist, not a deltiologist, I won't be keeping them. But I don't intend to sell them either. I am, however, willing to give them to the first person who contacts me & is willing to pay the shipping. My first thought was to use a couple of large fixed rate priority mail boxes ... but I measured the currently stacked cards as 3 feet by 1 foot by 9 inches. The 3 feet is a slight exaggeration as they are currently stored in old plastic totes. But it would likely take a half dozen such boxes. I have no idea of the weight, but if I find any interest I will research the cheapest actual shipping cost. I suspect FedEx or USPS might be cheaper. In any case, if interested, send me an e-mail. If you haven't been on the forum long enough to use e-mail, just post an answer in this forum. I will post a follow-up note if/when the cards have been claimed.
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Posted 01/08/2016   9:35 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add KGB to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
John, very sorry to hear about your brother's passing.
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Posted 01/09/2016   12:27 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add JLLebbert to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
The postcards have found a home.
KGB: Thanks for the kind words.
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Posted 01/09/2016   12:38 am  Show Profile Check GeoffHa's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add GeoffHa to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
John

My sympathy. And what an appropriate and generous way to remember him.

Geoff
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Posted 01/10/2016   3:04 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Hoxsie454 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
John,

My sympathies to you. What a wonderful gesture to pass your brother's large collection on to someone who doubtless respects your thoughtfulness. I believe that the three of you are happy now.

Having collected over 6,000 post cards myself, it is high time for me to set about preparing instructions to my wife /executrix to pass them on when I can no longer enjoy them.



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