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Sellos... More important than certificates

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Sharing the poster we made from our pilgrim passports for our second CF in 2013. The sellos are sadly fading. The important thing is that we have had them hanging on the wall for the past decade as a visible reminder of our wonderful journeys. Our CF completion certificates, on the other hand, have never been taken out of the tubes that they were rolled into in SdeC.
 

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Have to agree that the credentials with the stamps are a wonderful work of art and a story that unfolds along the pages. I'd love to put mine on in the wall, but the problem is mine goes on to both sides. Did you photocopy the other side for yours?
 
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Yah, credentials are the best. But I like my compostellas too...

Sometimes younger peregrinos get so into them that they get a stamp everywhere, and then they pick up a new credential and tape them together. It's rather impressive when they pull them out.

For me, I just want a fully filled credential on one side.
 
Looks great. You could possibly re-frame them with special glass that will stop the sellos fading.
 
Damien Reynolds said:
For me, I just want a fully filled credential on one side.
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The credentials I got from Ivar and the ones I got from the Canadian Company of Pilgrims both only take sellos on one side. It did make it easier to frame our 2016 credentials (which are now showing the fading effects - future credentials will be scanned prior to framing and may be put behind special glass, if I frame them).
 
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Damien Reynolds said:
Sometimes younger peregrinos get so into them that they get a stamp everywhere, and then they pick up a new credential and tape them together. It's rather impressive when they pull them out.
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As do older pilgrims. Only on my first couple of Caminos did I just get the minimum. Ever since I have collected sellos as mementos of the walk. Some take a little thought, such as the first two of the day leaving Irache. The first was at a panaderia, the second from the office at Irache. The latter required a short wait until the office opened, but it was worth it to get both stamps together in my credencial.
 
Indeed. I collect sellos to complement the story of my pilgrimage, and the Compostela to record that I have completed the journey. My motivations here might not be unique, but I never expect them to be universal. That would be to engage in some seriously wishful thinking about the nature of pilgrims and pilgrimage. I would rather enjoy learning about the many different motivations of the fellow travellers I meet.
 
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Have to agree that the credentials with the stamps are a wonderful work of art and a story that unfolds along the pages. I'd love to put mine on in the wall, but the problem is mine goes on to both sides. Did you photocopy the other side for yours?
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I, too, go bananas over the sellos. This past year I began with seven SJPP credentials and filled them all. I actually had to cut back on the last few days because I didn’t want to end the Camino using a “mismatched” credential. I think the SJPP credential is by far the BEST ONE. It is heavier and more durable than any available in Spain and it has far more spaces. I wish all the credentials were the same size and of similar material. It would be fine to change the language or the wording, but a matching set would be nice in MY opinion.
 
I learned that if you use UV glass, the sellos will not fade as quickly.
 
davejsy said:
Have to agree that the credentials with the stamps are a wonderful work of art and a story that unfolds along the pages. I'd love to put mine on in the wall, but the problem is mine goes on to both sides. Did you photocopy the other side for yours?
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I had my credential photocopied on both sides and then framed. The advantage of this is that I could still keep the original. I also had my certificates framed and have hung them next to the credential.
I did post a photo on here some years ago.
 
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I have my two credentials framed but my problem is that not all of them are very clear, dry stamp pad nor were they all dated. So maybe that will be my extra piece of carry on luggage a fully inked stamp pad. Cheers
 
I love the sellos - don't care at all about a certificate. But I envy some of those hand-painted and ornate sellos! On 3 caminos mine are mostly just stamps, but I love unfolding the credentials to remember the places.
 
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davejsy said:
Have to agree that the credentials with the stamps are a wonderful work of art and a story that unfolds along the pages. I'd love to put mine on in the wall, but the problem is mine goes on to both sides. Did you photocopy the other side for yours?
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I scanned mine into jpg format, included a few related things and made this poster. Unfortunately, I don’t remember which website I used to put it all together.
 

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I had this framed all together after the Primitivo.
 
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I have my two credentials framed but my problem is that not all of them are very clear, dry stamp pad nor were they all dated. So maybe that will be my extra piece of carry on luggage a fully inked stamp pad. Cheers
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What a great idea! I remember being refused a stamp because I didn’t want to buy croissant #8 and “la tinta cuesta” (ink costs money). It would have been great to have been able to whip out my own ink pad.
 
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This lady I met last year had 3 credentials almost full of stamps on the Frances. She just loved them and would always show them to me when I would see her along the trail.
 
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