Stamps

Hi again, here are a few more pages, just wondered if any one can spot anything of any value.
Thanks

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I'm far from an expert, but I would say most of what you show on photos 1-9 are common US stamps that have minimal or perhaps in a few cases, slightly more than minimal value. On page 10, the last stamp shown is a 10 cent Panama Pacific Expo issue. Although it has a straight edge, a 2010 catalog suggests a value of $22.50 (Scott #400).

Pages 12-15 have some stamps that may have greater value as well, but it is difficult to spot any out of the group pictures because there are a number of varieties that could make a big difference as to their value. Also, some of the fancier cancellations on some of these stamps from the late-1800's could command a premium to some collectors.

I'll defer comment about pages 16 forward (foreign stamps) to someone more knowledgeable to evaluate.

If you are interested in starting a collection for you or your family, the stamps shown are certainly a good start toward that end.

If you are looking toward selling the stamps, the bottom line to remember is that for all but the most rare classics, the "catalog" value is simply a guide and more often than not you can expect that a true resale value on such stamps would typically be about 20% to 30% of the catalog. There are exceptions, of course.

Hope this helps.

Page 14 has some better stamps. The 12 cent 30 cent and 90 cent are higher cat value depending on condition. The brown 30 cent appears damaged. The 7 cent has a nice New York foreign mail cancel and is also a nice stamp. On these early stamps condition is everything. There are many varieties of these stamps that include grills, secret marks, paper type, double transfers and color. It is impossible from the scan to determine exact type. As wti stated the cat value is a reference. Common stamps are almost unsaleable, no market. Undamaged higher value stamps 20-30% is in range damaged is normally less than 10% depending on degree of damage. Like wt1, I can not comment on foreign stamps.

Hi Simonread1:

I would suggest you go to your local Library and go to their Reference section and look for the Scotts Stamp catalogues in the "769.5" section. As you have the country and year listed for most of your stamps you will easily find their current catalogue value.

As stated by wt1 and Russ, the value is about 10-20% of catalogue.

Good luck!

Very nice Australian States!

The Queensland stamps look superb.

There are some quite interesting stamps in the Sweden collection. On the "1858" page, the 5 ore's cat.val. is about $20, the 24 and 30 ore about $30, and the 50 ore about $90 (but it seems to have some damaged perforations at the bottom right). The two stamps on the bottom are from the 1862 issue - 3 ore and 20 ore, both with CV about $15. (The 12 ore blue is quite common.)

On page 24/25, the 24 ore yellow has CV of about $25. The bottom right stamp says "riksdaler" as the value, with CV about $80. It looks in good condition. The stamp next to it is 1 krona, CV only about $2. The others on this page are of low value.

The British stamps are quite interesting but are not in very good condition - the first three are all badly cut, but have interesting cancellations.


Of course, as others have said above, the real value is much less and will depend on the stamp's condition.