I definitely have the OCD and the lamination would bug me a lot.
It's very similar to signed baseballs that have been shellacked. I have passed on so many otherwise great autographed balls because someone back in the day shellacked the ball in an ill-advised attempt to preserve the sigs.
Often the shellac will turn dark brown or peel/flake off (frequently taking the signatures with it). Even if a shellacked ball looks decent today, there is the threat of future degradation.
I would assume that lamination remains clearer and doesn't turn brown with time. But it severely compromises the originality of the piece and I would assume it's irreversible.
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