Mounting system for collectables and mounting system packaging

A mounting device for collectables, the mounting device being configurable to a wall-mounted configuration, in which the mounting device supports a collectable on a wall, and a horizontal support surface mounted configuration, in which the mounting device supports a collectable on a horizontal surface, the mounting device comprising:

• a pair of support members, each support member including:
• a) a main body section extending from a fastening end thereof to a channel section extending from the main body portion, the main body section having a distal end opposite the channel section, the channel section including a support surface for engaging and supporting the collectable;
• b) a fastener receiving aperture formed in the fastening end of the main body portion for receiving a fastener, the fastening end being substantially flat from the distal end of the main body section to the fastening aperture to permit the fastening ends of the support members to extend in abutting engagement when fastened to one another;
• c) a tensioning member receiving slot in the support member for receiving a tensioning member when the mounting device is in the horizontal support surface mounted configuration, the tensioning member receiving slot being located between the fastening end and the channel section.