We hope everyone is safe and healthy after Superstorm Sandy hit the East Coast last week. We understand that the basics like food, water and electricity are still the top priorities, but for those collectors whose posters and prints have been damaged we have some very basic advice for what to do to stabilize collectables until your life has calmed down to a point where you can begin to think about dealing with your collection. Also, please don't endanger your life for your ephemera. We all love these items, but they aren't worth injuring yourself over. The first step is to remain calm while dealing with any damage your collection sustained. We know that's difficult, but you need to work calmly and slowly so as not to cause more damage while sorting through everything. In general, a lot of issues caused by water damage can be fixed. To alleviate some of your fears here is a before and after of a poster that was badly damaged by water and was conserved and fully restored.