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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Dave M, post: 670393, member: 17469&quot;]Thanks for the comments, guys. I realize I have little hope of ever seeing these notes, but am holding out a bit in the chance that they are rare enough to raise the eyebrows on some folks who might see them for sale. I am still cringing over the possible financial loss as well as the thought of a thief stealing these, folding them up and putting them in his wallet to go home.</p><p><br /></p><p>NOS, I can pretty much rule out your options #1 and #2. CGB is one of, or perhaps the largest French auction house. I&#039;ve done business with them for 20 years, and have no reason to think they mailed me an empty package. I am in touch with the person who does the mailing, and from the discussions we&#039;ve had it seems pretty clear it was opened during transit. But like you say, that transit is pretty circuitous from Paris to Folsom, and the package went through many hands, taking about 2 weeks to get to me. CGB will be filing a claim with the French P.O. for the insurance, and I have already filed a report with the US Postal Inspectors (I have no financial claim with USPS, since the notes were not sent by me) though I&#039;m not sure what they actually do with these reported issues.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve lost a great deal of trust in the mail system with this transaction, and at the moment cannot think of a way to execute transactions like this in the future. If the insurance claim pays off, that will help my confidence enormously, but if anyone has suggestions about good ways to be more confident that notes will actually arrive, especially when sent from different countries, I&#039;m all ears.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dave[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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