XPost: alt.collecting.stamp, alt.fan.stamp.collecting, alt.stamps   
   From: nokout777ERASETHIS@yahoo.com   
      
   I don't know much about stamps but most of them did not come in albums but   
   rather in tightly packed bunches of 100 each.  a tiny little pack, that you   
   could never tell contains 100 stamps each, just by looking at it... anyway,   
   because of this some in the packs are damaged, etc nothing major, just the   
   usual bends and dents you get from maybe putting an elastic fairly tight   
   around some money bills..  also... I cannot say that the surfaces of those   
   stamps are even or smooth, not sure if this is due to the fact they've been   
   sitting all tightly packed like this for 50-70 years or whether its because   
   they were soaked in water etc.   
      
   in any case, could someone tell me if stamps like these, in a condition   
   similar to what I describe are of any lesser value?  what if they were   
   soaked in water, etc. does that decrease value or would the scott catalog   
   value apply to them?   how does one tell for sure that a stamp has been   
   water soaked/removed.   none of these stamps have glue in the back and show   
   absolutely no gum, so I am forced to assume they were soaked in water. I   
   just don't know what that means to value etc.  maybe someone can clarify,   
   thanks!   
      
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