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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;krispy, post: 1501362, member: 19065&quot;]<b>CWS: Welcome to CT </b><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>A few of things to add per your inquiry, coming from my experiences receiving notes through the post.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Heritage Auctions</b> does a stellar job of shipping notes. A raw note is put in a mylar holder and that is secured (taped) to a thick board. A TPG holdered note is similarly placed in an oversized mylar holder and taped to a thick board. Then another board is placed over the note and a sanwich is essentially made. The two taped together to prevent any shifting. This then is placed inside a rigid board envelope and sealed, and for items I have received this package is inside of a another rigid mailer, the one which is handled in the post and has addresses and postage on it. If the order is bigger, sometimes the package is within a thin cardboard shipping container.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Teletrade</b> handles notes similarly, but usually tends to ship in a USPS or FedEx standard mailer (box), with the securely packed contents taped to the inside of the box and packing paper filling much of the interior empty space.</p><p><br /></p><p>A couple of <b>independent dealers </b>I work with have sent me notes in smaller but equally secure business envelope packaged parcels. For example, one sandwiches notes in mylar holders, between thick boards like mentioned above. Those then are placed in standard business sized envelopes and sent by any method which tracks, registers or confirms delivery. </p><p><br /></p><p>In all the above scenarios, I have never had an issue with damage. If you are familiar with the kind of boards Heritage and some others use, I suggest using that sort of material to create these <i>sandwiches</i> but always separate the notes with some sort of archival material mylar sleeve so there is no contact with the boards (they are not pH neutral) and to prevent a raw note from any exposure to tapes or other packing. The boards I suggest are quite dense compressed paper board, about 4 mm thick. They provide a lot of protection for each side of the note. These don&#039;t bend easily and further resist bending by being placed inside equally rigid mailers or mailing boxes. </p><p><br /></p><p>Marking the exterior of a parcel ready for the post with clear warnings like, &quot;Do Not Bend&quot; is something that works to thwart a parcel being crushed into a mailbox or destroyed in a mail sack while <i>en route</i>. Mail bags are often tossed on and off trucks and put through any number of roughly handled scenarios when begin unloaded, sorted and sent back out for delivery. Standard or custom labels or stamps are available or can be sought for marking the exterior of parcels.</p><p><br /></p><p>A word about carriers/services: your choice of shipping options may also work to improve safe delivery, though errors can happen. I have found that parcels requiring a signature for delivery remain secured within a post office branch or carrier until placed in the hands of a customer, so they tend to fair VERY well against damage in transit.</p><p><br /></p><p>Packing skills and choice of materials are not cheap, but satisfied customers can learn to see the importance of never begin disappointed when you go the extra mile to protect their purchase. It also saves you time and money from losses and leg work to fix a problem if one were to occur for lack of protection or damages that could have been prevented. Convincing a dissatisfied customer to trust you again after a problem is a lot of work to be burdened with.</p><p><br /></p><p>One last thing, in your earlier response you mentioned &quot;cardboard&quot;. That may have been a generalised term you used, but IF you meant corrugated cardboard, the kind with a wavy center with channels running through it, then consider the following. While it&#039;s cheap and easily obtained for free it&#039;s not always the strongest for such purpose AND the material is saturated with acidic materials which are bad for notes to spend time near. There is also a lot of foreign materials like bits of staples and anything else ground up in corrugated board. However, if you DO elect to use that material, do the following, alternate the channels of the board when you make the sandwich. This crosshatching of the channels significantly increases the rigidity of corrugated board, so much so that it becomes a superior deterrent to bending (though with enough intentional force, it can be destructive), but you get the idea. Treat it like plywood where the plys have alternating grain patters to optimize strength.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hope some of this helps what you were looking for. Again, Welcome to CT.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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