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Topic: Collectability of addressed space event covers
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JBoe Member Posts: 959 From: Churchton, MD Registered: Oct 2012
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posted 06-29-2015 04:51 PM
I've seen numerous covers of prominent events in space history and was wondering if covers that contain a "To" address hurts the value and "collectability." |
fimych Member Posts: 228 From: Boston MA, USA Registered: Jun 2015
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posted 06-29-2015 05:30 PM
It possibly hurts the value, but not the "collectability". By the end of the day, you decide what to collect and how should it look like. On the other hand, sometimes the addressee makes it more valuable, in my opinion. |
yeknom-ecaps Member Posts: 660 From: Northville MI USA Registered: Aug 2005
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posted 06-29-2015 07:06 PM
It depends... as stated, in many ways it is a personal preference. I know collectors who only collect addressed covers because it "shows" the cover actually went through the mail - thus not just a commemorative/souvenir cover. While other collectors I know will only add unaddressed covers in their collections for their "looks." While to others it doesn't matter.Usually there is little value difference between the two. |
Hart Sastrowardoyo Member Posts: 3445 From: Toms River, NJ Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 06-29-2015 07:37 PM
quote: Originally posted by yeknom-ecaps: I know collectors who only collect addressed covers because it "shows" the cover actually went through the mail - thus not just a commemorative/souvenir cover.
Not always. I recall seeing ads for a collection of FDCs from some company where the covers could bear the buyer's name and address. |
JBoe Member Posts: 959 From: Churchton, MD Registered: Oct 2012
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posted 06-29-2015 09:12 PM
Thanks again guys for your valued insights. Another tough decision to make. |
Tallpaul Member Posts: 153 From: Rocky Point, NY, USA Registered: Feb 2012
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posted 07-01-2015 01:26 PM
To me, when the signatures are really desirable it doesn't matter. For example, I have signed GT-8 and A-10 covers, both with addresses on them. These two items are very rare in the marketplace so the fact that they are addressed is immaterial to me. I do have an issue when a mailing label has been carelessly removed and leaves a visible mark on the cover. I believe that makes a cover less desirable. Just my own opinion. |
Cozmosis22 Member Posts: 968 From: Texas * Earth Registered: Apr 2011
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posted 07-01-2015 03:34 PM
Given the option of addressed versus unaddressed almost always take the clean unaddressed version. That is unless the addressee is someone recognizable in the space business. |
Antoni RIGO Member Posts: 176 From: Palma de Mallorca, Is. Baleares - SPAIN Registered: Aug 2013
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posted 07-04-2015 10:45 AM
Always better addressed covers, as address is part of any letter. |
LM1 Member Posts: 667 From: New York, NY Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 07-04-2015 11:21 AM
This matter has been debated in the hobby of Space Philately since the beginning of the hobby. The debate usually centers around the rarity of the cover. If the cover is for an event in the Mercury, Gemini or Apollo era, it could be a rare cover and an address would not matter (if it is neatly applied). If a cover is important to collectors, such as an autographed cover, a neat address would not matter. However, as we get into the Space Shuttle era, when covers are very plentiful for most events, an unaddressed cover is preferred by most collectors. Many addresses are applied by collectors in pencil and should be erased very carefully so as not to leave a stain. |
cvrlvr99 Member Posts: 139 From: Arlington, TX Registered: Aug 2014
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posted 07-05-2015 05:14 PM
When I first got into collecting in late 1968, I was told that Europeans preferred addressed covers while most of the Americans, including myself for several years, used peelable labels to keep them clean looking. Right now I collect either, except for VIP cards where I want them hand addressed from the VIP site. |
astrobv Member Posts: 53 From: Geraardsbergen, Belgium Registered: May 2014
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posted 07-06-2015 02:32 PM
I disagree with Antonio because on many covers an address was added in pencil or otherwise to make that the cover was posted through post office, what they often or in the most cases not did. |
JBoe Member Posts: 959 From: Churchton, MD Registered: Oct 2012
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posted 07-06-2015 06:44 PM
Thanks again guys, this is very helpful and really appreciate it! I'm not sure it matters, but some of the covers I sent to get cancelled I sent a "standard size" envelope for the Post Master to cancel as well as a SASE envelope for to put them in for returning to me. The "standard size" envelopes for cancellation just had a First Class stamp.Here's another question, these cancelled envelopes were plain with no addresses or graphics I then added the graphics with my inkjet printer does this hurt the "collectability" of that cover? |
Cozmosis22 Member Posts: 968 From: Texas * Earth Registered: Apr 2011
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posted 07-07-2015 08:26 PM
It's your own personal cachet design and doesn't really matter much if you applied it to the envelopes before or after stamp cancellation. |
LM1 Member Posts: 667 From: New York, NY Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 07-07-2015 09:03 PM
No, it does not matter when a cachet is applied, as long as it is applied carefully.I tried printing cachets on covers, but I had to experiment on blank envelopes many times before using a real space cover. |
JBoe Member Posts: 959 From: Churchton, MD Registered: Oct 2012
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posted 07-08-2015 03:45 AM
Thanks! Yeah it did take a lot of trial and error before I felt comfortable to print a cachet. I also had sent five envelopes for cancellation so that I could print different images (or in case I messed up on one ). |
Cozmosis22 Member Posts: 968 From: Texas * Earth Registered: Apr 2011
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posted 07-08-2015 02:47 PM
Examples of somewhat desirable addressed covers. |