When putting together a letterbox, I initially wrapped my stamps in a small piece of paper towel, then put the wrapped stamp in a small baggie. But after a few uses the paper towel is covered in ink - messy.
This summer I noticed that a couple of letterboxers were wrapping their stamps in dark felt material (and not putting them in a baggie). Seemed like a good idea - it wasn't messy and kept the ink from getting on the rest of the box contents. So I switched and made little felt pockets to put my stamp into and I didn't place the pocket in a baggie.
I recently got a report that 2 of my boxes have mildewy felt. Hmmmm. I guess felt isn't the best solution.
What does everyone else do? Do you wrap your stamps? In what?
Lone R
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What do you wrap your stamp in?
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Started on 2006-10-10
What do you wrap your stamp in?
From: R (ontario_cacher@yahoo.ca) |
Date: 2006-10-10 12:19:13 UTC-04:00
Re: What do you wrap your stamp in?
From: ncginger2000 (ncginger2000@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2006-10-10 18:01:03 UTC
I do wrap mine in felt, but I put them in a baggie. The main reason
I wrap them at all is just to keep the ink off the inside of the
bags and, as you said, paper towels get inky fairly quickly.
Knit Wit
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, R wrote:
>
> I recently got a report that 2 of my boxes have mildewy felt.
Hmmmm. I guess felt isn't the best solution.
>
> What does everyone else do? Do you wrap your stamps? In what?
>
> Lone R
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I wrap them at all is just to keep the ink off the inside of the
bags and, as you said, paper towels get inky fairly quickly.
Knit Wit
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>
> I recently got a report that 2 of my boxes have mildewy felt.
Hmmmm. I guess felt isn't the best solution.
>
> What does everyone else do? Do you wrap your stamps? In what?
>
> Lone R
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Re: [LbNA] Re: What do you wrap your stamp in?
From: SpringChick (letterbox@comcast.net) |
Date: 2006-10-10 18:24:49 UTC-04:00
I also wrap mine in felt and then place them inside a baggie. I tried cardboard stamp holders with a velcro closure, which were nice but seemed to be continually tearing apart. I also tried felt pockets but they tended to hold moisture. I think just wrapping the stamp in a piece of felt allows the air to still circulate a bit and I haven't had a problem with the felt becoming damp.
SpringChick
----- Original Message -----
From: ncginger2000
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 2:01 PM
Subject: [LbNA] Re: What do you wrap your stamp in?
I do wrap mine in felt, but I put them in a baggie. The main reason
I wrap them at all is just to keep the ink off the inside of the
bags and, as you said, paper towels get inky fairly quickly.
Knit Wit
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, R wrote:
>
> I recently got a report that 2 of my boxes have mildewy felt.
Hmmmm. I guess felt isn't the best solution.
>
> What does everyone else do? Do you wrap your stamps? In what?
>
> Lone R
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From: ncginger2000
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 2:01 PM
Subject: [LbNA] Re: What do you wrap your stamp in?
I do wrap mine in felt, but I put them in a baggie. The main reason
I wrap them at all is just to keep the ink off the inside of the
bags and, as you said, paper towels get inky fairly quickly.
Knit Wit
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, R
>
> I recently got a report that 2 of my boxes have mildewy felt.
Hmmmm. I guess felt isn't the best solution.
>
> What does everyone else do? Do you wrap your stamps? In what?
>
> Lone R
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RE: [LbNA] Re: What do you wrap your stamp in?
From: xxxxxxxx (BrighidFarm@comcast.net) |
Date: 2006-10-10 18:54:47 UTC-05:00
Ditto for me. Haven't had a problem doing it this way.
~~ Mosey ~~
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From: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of SpringChick
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 5:25 PM
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Re: What do you wrap your stamp in?
I also wrap mine in felt and then place them inside a baggie. I tried
cardboard stamp holders with a velcro closure, which were nice but seemed to
be continually tearing apart. I also tried felt pockets but they tended to
hold moisture. I think just wrapping the stamp in a piece of felt allows
the air to still circulate a bit and I haven't had a problem with the felt
becoming damp.
SpringChick
~~ Mosey ~~
-----Original Message-----
From: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of SpringChick
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 5:25 PM
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Re: What do you wrap your stamp in?
I also wrap mine in felt and then place them inside a baggie. I tried
cardboard stamp holders with a velcro closure, which were nice but seemed to
be continually tearing apart. I also tried felt pockets but they tended to
hold moisture. I think just wrapping the stamp in a piece of felt allows
the air to still circulate a bit and I haven't had a problem with the felt
becoming damp.
SpringChick
Re: [LbNA] Re: What do you wrap your stamp in?
From: R (ontario_cacher@yahoo.ca) |
Date: 2006-10-10 20:53:57 UTC-04:00
Thanks for the feedback. I also asked the question on AQ and the consensus is to use felt but put the felt covered stamp in a baggie. I'm also going to change the letterbox containers to lock n locks to help keep the moisture out.
Lone R
SpringChick wrote: I also wrap mine in felt and then place them inside a baggie. I tried cardboard stamp holders with a velcro closure, which were nice but seemed to be continually tearing apart. I also tried felt pockets but they tended to hold moisture. I think just wrapping the stamp in a piece of felt allows the air to still circulate a bit and I haven't had a problem with the felt becoming damp.
SpringChick
----- Original Message -----
From: ncginger2000
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 2:01 PM
Subject: [LbNA] Re: What do you wrap your stamp in?
I do wrap mine in felt, but I put them in a baggie. The main reason
I wrap them at all is just to keep the ink off the inside of the
bags and, as you said, paper towels get inky fairly quickly.
Knit Wit
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, R wrote:
>
> I recently got a report that 2 of my boxes have mildewy felt.
Hmmmm. I guess felt isn't the best solution.
>
> What does everyone else do? Do you wrap your stamps? In what?
>
> Lone R
>
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----- Original Message -----
From: ncginger2000
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 2:01 PM
Subject: [LbNA] Re: What do you wrap your stamp in?
I do wrap mine in felt, but I put them in a baggie. The main reason
I wrap them at all is just to keep the ink off the inside of the
bags and, as you said, paper towels get inky fairly quickly.
Knit Wit
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, R
>
> I recently got a report that 2 of my boxes have mildewy felt.
Hmmmm. I guess felt isn't the best solution.
>
> What does everyone else do? Do you wrap your stamps? In what?
>
> Lone R
>
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Re: [LbNA] Re: What do you wrap your stamp in?
From: Barefoot Lucy (barefootlucy@gmail.com) |
Date: 2006-10-10 20:09:28 UTC-05:00
Yeah, but what COLOR felt do y'all use???
On 10/10/06, xxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> Ditto for me. Haven't had a problem doing it this way.
>
> ~~ Mosey ~~
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com]On
> Behalf Of SpringChick
> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 5:25 PM
> To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [LbNA] Re: What do you wrap your stamp in?
>
> I also wrap mine in felt and then place them inside a baggie. I tried
> cardboard stamp holders with a velcro closure, which were nice but seemed
> to
> be continually tearing apart. I also tried felt pockets but they tended to
> hold moisture. I think just wrapping the stamp in a piece of felt allows
> the air to still circulate a bit and I haven't had a problem with the felt
> becoming damp.
>
> SpringChick
>
>
>
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Barefoot Lucy
"It's not about footwear, it's about philosophy"
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On 10/10/06, xxxxxxxx
>
> Ditto for me. Haven't had a problem doing it this way.
>
> ~~ Mosey ~~
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> Behalf Of SpringChick
> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 5:25 PM
> To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [LbNA] Re: What do you wrap your stamp in?
>
> I also wrap mine in felt and then place them inside a baggie. I tried
> cardboard stamp holders with a velcro closure, which were nice but seemed
> to
> be continually tearing apart. I also tried felt pockets but they tended to
> hold moisture. I think just wrapping the stamp in a piece of felt allows
> the air to still circulate a bit and I haven't had a problem with the felt
> becoming damp.
>
> SpringChick
>
>
>
--
Barefoot Lucy
"It's not about footwear, it's about philosophy"
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RE: [LbNA] Re: What do you wrap your stamp in?
From: xxxxxxxx (BrighidFarm@comcast.net) |
Date: 2006-10-10 20:33:37 UTC-05:00
Yep, I put the logbook in a ziplock bag labelled "LOGBOOK" and the stamp in
a ziplock bag labelled "STAMP" and then put both of those ziplock bags in
another ziplock bag labelled "BOTH STAMP & LOGBOOK". And then all that goes
in a lock 'n' lock container. One of the last letterboxes I found had all
three bags but all three bags had been left unsealed. Not good. At least
the lock 'n' lock container had been closed properly.
~~ Mosey ~~
-----Original Message-----
From: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of R
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 7:54 PM
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Re: What do you wrap your stamp in?
Thanks for the feedback. I also asked the question on AQ and the consensus
is to use felt but put the felt covered stamp in a baggie. I'm also going to
change the letterbox containers to lock n locks to help keep the moisture
out.
Lone R
a ziplock bag labelled "STAMP" and then put both of those ziplock bags in
another ziplock bag labelled "BOTH STAMP & LOGBOOK". And then all that goes
in a lock 'n' lock container. One of the last letterboxes I found had all
three bags but all three bags had been left unsealed. Not good. At least
the lock 'n' lock container had been closed properly.
~~ Mosey ~~
-----Original Message-----
From: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of R
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 7:54 PM
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Re: What do you wrap your stamp in?
Thanks for the feedback. I also asked the question on AQ and the consensus
is to use felt but put the felt covered stamp in a baggie. I'm also going to
change the letterbox containers to lock n locks to help keep the moisture
out.
Lone R
Re: [LbNA] Re: What do you wrap your stamp in?
From: SpringChick (letterbox@comcast.net) |
Date: 2006-10-10 21:34:53 UTC-04:00
I usually try to coordinate the felt with the logbook.
SpringChick
----- Original Message -----
From: Barefoot Lucy
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 9:09 PM
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Re: What do you wrap your stamp in?
Yeah, but what COLOR felt do y'all use???
On 10/10/06, xxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> Ditto for me. Haven't had a problem doing it this way.
>
> ~~ Mosey ~~
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com]On
> Behalf Of SpringChick
> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 5:25 PM
> To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [LbNA] Re: What do you wrap your stamp in?
>
> I also wrap mine in felt and then place them inside a baggie. I tried
> cardboard stamp holders with a velcro closure, which were nice but seemed
> to
> be continually tearing apart. I also tried felt pockets but they tended to
> hold moisture. I think just wrapping the stamp in a piece of felt allows
> the air to still circulate a bit and I haven't had a problem with the felt
> becoming damp.
>
> SpringChick
>
>
>
--
Barefoot Lucy
"It's not about footwear, it's about philosophy"
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SpringChick
----- Original Message -----
From: Barefoot Lucy
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 9:09 PM
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Re: What do you wrap your stamp in?
Yeah, but what COLOR felt do y'all use???
On 10/10/06, xxxxxxxx
>
> Ditto for me. Haven't had a problem doing it this way.
>
> ~~ Mosey ~~
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> Behalf Of SpringChick
> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 5:25 PM
> To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [LbNA] Re: What do you wrap your stamp in?
>
> I also wrap mine in felt and then place them inside a baggie. I tried
> cardboard stamp holders with a velcro closure, which were nice but seemed
> to
> be continually tearing apart. I also tried felt pockets but they tended to
> hold moisture. I think just wrapping the stamp in a piece of felt allows
> the air to still circulate a bit and I haven't had a problem with the felt
> becoming damp.
>
> SpringChick
>
>
>
--
Barefoot Lucy
"It's not about footwear, it's about philosophy"
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Re: [LbNA] Re: What do you wrap your stamp in?
From: Barefoot Lucy (barefootlucy@gmail.com) |
Date: 2006-10-10 21:23:29 UTC-05:00
I shoulda known...lol
On 10/10/06, SpringChick wrote:
>
> I usually try to coordinate the felt with the logbook.
>
> SpringChick
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Barefoot Lucy
> To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 9:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [LbNA] Re: What do you wrap your stamp in?
>
> Yeah, but what COLOR felt do y'all use???
>
> On 10/10/06, xxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >
> > Ditto for me. Haven't had a problem doing it this way.
> >
> > ~~ Mosey ~~
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> > [mailto:letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com]On
> > Behalf Of SpringChick
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 5:25 PM
> > To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [LbNA] Re: What do you wrap your stamp in?
> >
> > I also wrap mine in felt and then place them inside a baggie. I tried
> > cardboard stamp holders with a velcro closure, which were nice but
> seemed
> > to
> > be continually tearing apart. I also tried felt pockets but they tended
> to
> > hold moisture. I think just wrapping the stamp in a piece of felt allows
> > the air to still circulate a bit and I haven't had a problem with the
> felt
> > becoming damp.
> >
> > SpringChick
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
> Barefoot Lucy
> "It's not about footwear, it's about philosophy"
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
--
Barefoot Lucy
"It's not about footwear, it's about philosophy"
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On 10/10/06, SpringChick
>
> I usually try to coordinate the felt with the logbook.
>
> SpringChick
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Barefoot Lucy
> To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 9:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [LbNA] Re: What do you wrap your stamp in?
>
> Yeah, but what COLOR felt do y'all use???
>
> On 10/10/06, xxxxxxxx
> wrote:
> >
> > Ditto for me. Haven't had a problem doing it this way.
> >
> > ~~ Mosey ~~
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> > [mailto:letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> > Behalf Of SpringChick
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 5:25 PM
> > To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [LbNA] Re: What do you wrap your stamp in?
> >
> > I also wrap mine in felt and then place them inside a baggie. I tried
> > cardboard stamp holders with a velcro closure, which were nice but
> seemed
> > to
> > be continually tearing apart. I also tried felt pockets but they tended
> to
> > hold moisture. I think just wrapping the stamp in a piece of felt allows
> > the air to still circulate a bit and I haven't had a problem with the
> felt
> > becoming damp.
> >
> > SpringChick
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
> Barefoot Lucy
> "It's not about footwear, it's about philosophy"
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
--
Barefoot Lucy
"It's not about footwear, it's about philosophy"
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Re: What do you wrap your stamp in?
From: walkabout (walkabout@columbus.rr.com) |
Date: 2006-10-11 07:58:22 UTC-04:00
Sometimes hotels offer little cotten-flannel bags for polishing shoes,
as an amenity. I've been using these for my stamps. (They'd never been
used as polishing cloths). I can get about three stamps worth of fabric
from each glove. I use the corners, which are seamed on 2 sides (and
sew a third jacket with remaining fabric.). Then the stamp in its
flannel jacket goes into a baggy.
I have not had mildew yet, but my boxes are all less than a year old.
as an amenity. I've been using these for my stamps. (They'd never been
used as polishing cloths). I can get about three stamps worth of fabric
from each glove. I use the corners, which are seamed on 2 sides (and
sew a third jacket with remaining fabric.). Then the stamp in its
flannel jacket goes into a baggy.
I have not had mildew yet, but my boxes are all less than a year old.
Re: [LbNA] Re: What do you wrap your stamp in?
From: Team Randalstik (esjunk@comcast.net) |
Date: 2006-10-11 10:32:06 UTC-04:00
I actually use a layering system.
The first layer inside is a Capalene product with zipped venting
release pockets followed by a layer of fine woven wool (I usually
bring the sheep with me when I plant so the wool is really fresh)
with reinforced edge binding with a triple nylon fishing line and
finally the outer layer is Gortex (tm) with reinforced side and
center seams, and of course then I spray the whole thing with acrylic
waterproofing and anti tick and mosquito repellant. That keeps
everything nice and dry . . . oh were you talking about the stamps? I
thought it was about underwear. never mind then.
Team Randalstik
On Oct 11, 2006, at 7:58 AM, walkabout wrote:
> Sometimes hotels offer little cotten-flannel bags for polishing shoes,
> as an amenity. I've been using these for my stamps. (They'd never been
> used as polishing cloths). I can get about three stamps worth of
> fabric
> from each glove. I use the corners, which are seamed on 2 sides (and
> sew a third jacket with remaining fabric.). Then the stamp in its
> flannel jacket goes into a baggy.
>
> I have not had mildew yet, but my boxes are all less than a year old.
>
>
>
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The first layer inside is a Capalene product with zipped venting
release pockets followed by a layer of fine woven wool (I usually
bring the sheep with me when I plant so the wool is really fresh)
with reinforced edge binding with a triple nylon fishing line and
finally the outer layer is Gortex (tm) with reinforced side and
center seams, and of course then I spray the whole thing with acrylic
waterproofing and anti tick and mosquito repellant. That keeps
everything nice and dry . . . oh were you talking about the stamps? I
thought it was about underwear. never mind then.
Team Randalstik
On Oct 11, 2006, at 7:58 AM, walkabout wrote:
> Sometimes hotels offer little cotten-flannel bags for polishing shoes,
> as an amenity. I've been using these for my stamps. (They'd never been
> used as polishing cloths). I can get about three stamps worth of
> fabric
> from each glove. I use the corners, which are seamed on 2 sides (and
> sew a third jacket with remaining fabric.). Then the stamp in its
> flannel jacket goes into a baggy.
>
> I have not had mildew yet, but my boxes are all less than a year old.
>
>
>
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