Fleer stamps-how to separate them for good grades?

cardfan07

I've picked up 82 Fleer Stamps that came 10 to a sheet. Question is, how to separate the nicer ones and still get a non-qualified grade.
The stamps I'm looking at have 1 or both perforations on the sides.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
Ryan

magellan

Ryan, I have a bunch of those that I bought in '82 & probably seperated then. It looks like I went through the perfs with a razor or knife. (can't honestly remember which I did)

Dave

onlychild

There are a few ways:

You can take a chance and manually separate them but you run the risk of tears and creasing the delicate stock. I have heard the best way to accomplish this is to use a ruler or straight edge and a scalpel on a hard surface. Razors will sometimes snag and ruin a stamp or two.

Kevin

cardfan07

I have no problem with the straight edge/x-acto knife route...I spoke with Lee and he suggested actual cutting might be a no-no with PSA and grading. Of course the cards are marked hand cut, but do they want to see torn perforations or cut ones?
I'm practicing on some of the panels that came out a little messed up.
I want to add a couple of them to player sets and maybe add some nice ones to my own collection. So I want to be sure.
Thanks for the input guys!

speeder

hi ryan,
this example is mint psa-9.
their were no razors or knives used to seperate this stamp. i have seen examples of OPEN perforated items that were cut and psa
was less than kind. thanks, lee

bobsbbcards

I remember that when PSA started grading Tiger Woods SI Kids cards, they specifically mentioned cutting was a no-no. As an ex-stamp collector, I would recommend folding the stamps flat at the perforation (gently of course), and then folding them the other way. Repeat this process 3 or 4 times in each direction, and then they should come apart quite easily. PSA will not count off if the tips of the perfs are slightly frayed (look at any mint stamp scan on eBay for examples). They may not grade them if the perf edges are too sharp (indicating cutting). Good luck!

Bob

speeder

well hello bob,

i`m glad to see i agree with you. thats just what i`d told ryan earlier.

ryan watch this guy, if and when he jumps into the bench registry he`s going to climb fast.

thanks,lee

bobsbbcards

Oops, just noticed the "..spoke with Lee" part. That is what happens when I spend all of my time typing and not enough reading.

Lee - I'm sure it will be a "when" instead of an "if" about jumping into the Bench registry (although stumbling into the registry might be more like it). I do have one pretty cool Bench card to get me started (still raw).

Bob

speeder

oh, bob

very nice !

btw, did i tell you that i`ll give you $600.00 for that right now !

your friend, lee

bobsbbcards

<< <i>oh, bob

very nice !

btw, did i tell you that i`ll give you $600.00 for that right now !

your friend, lee >>



Wow! $600.00!! That'll buy a whole boat load of weiners! Let me think about it.

speeder

wait bob,

theres been a mistake !

I meant $650.00

no bs. leespies@msn.com

your friend, lee

bobsbbcards

Lee,
Do you get the Card Saver I too?
Bob

speeder

bob,

allright you can keep the cardsaver, geez !

no creases or stains ??

lee

bobsbbcards

No, I checked and the Card Saver is clean as can be. Why would it be stained?

All kidding aside, the Bench is beautiful (I have to get a new scanner, because my scanner is getting foggy inside and made the card look nasty compared to real life). I got it as part of a complete set back in 1996 or so.

Bob

P.S. Do you Bench guys have a lunch table at the National like those Ryan fellas?

speeder

oh man, those ryan guys.

someone told me they all go to bathroom at the same time, even if all of them don`t have to go !!

truthfully, i`m a huge fan.

if it were not for johnny, i`d probably be one of them.

your friend, lee

Virtualizard

I would have to agree with Bob about folding the stamps repeatedly and then tearing them apart. I sent in a Stargell last year and PSA didn't grade it (I can't remember why). Here is my '83 stamp that was also removed from the panel using this method:




Oh, while we're showing off the Kahn's, here's a few of mine:



1965 Kahn's (my favorite card in my entire collection)




1966 Kahn's




1967 Kahn's




JEB.

bobsbbcards

JEB,
Gorgeous cards! Kahn's have always been a favorite of mine (especially 66 thru 69). Nice clean design, clearest blue skies on any cards ever. I've often thought that PSA should have kept quiet on the '67 about Willie's name being Wilver and not WM. WM is a much better name.
Bob

Virtualizard

Bob,

Yeah, not sure why PSA did that. I have to assume that they get most of their info from the SCD Standard Catalog which also lists the card in this manner.

JEB.