Regummed Stamp Value?

I have a nice looking Columbian 8c #236 that is mint, but apparently regummed as it curls in the palm of my hand, and seems to have sharp perfs.

The Scott's specialized does not rate a regummed of the Columbians. How do I assign a value to this?

It would rate a Very fine or extra fine if original gum.

Thanks,

Rich

If you know for a fact it was re-gummed mark it as such which would probably be low percentage (maybe half of catalog if only issue) OR you could just soak it off and call it a MNG or simply USED if it has been. Just my thoughts.

It is fairly common practice to equate regummed stamps with unused no gum stamps. When price in Scott, no gum stamps are typically 10-50% of the catalog value of unused hinged stamps. A general rule of thumb is, the higher the catalog value, the higher the percentage.

Scott does not give a no gum price for US #236, so typical retail will be at the lower end (5-20%). Your stamp catalogs at $60 for VF unused hinged in the 2011 catalog. Depending on centering or other faults, your stamp would be roughly $3-$12.

some stamps have a no gum price. the early classics, and that's because scott realizes that 100+ year old stamps may lose their gum over time.

I have a 187 MNG and Their is a price for that in scott. if there isn't a mng price, then if follows what khj said above.

as for a regummed stamp. well that's another matter. In my opinion that is an altered stamp and if I were to have it in my collection I would soak the gum off and put it back to it's prevoius state. You also have to be careful that the gum isn't hiding other alterations, like thins and such. dip it in watermark fluid to find out.

If you are pretty certain that it is a regum, then you might want to take an extra close look at the perfs, too.

To add to the above- Look at the perforations under a loupe and look for gum where it shouldn't be and very little "balls" sticking to the edges of t he perfs. That would be the biggest tell of all. Hope this helps.

I needed to add this to this response: If you absolutely know for certain that it was re-gummed just soak it off and press it. Just like Stampvirgin stated; there is a MNG price in the catalogs. -Peace

Personally I'd leave it as is. Yes, it's an altered Stamp if it is indeed re-gummed, but you didn't do it. Display it next to the rest of the set and if at some point in time you ever decide to sell it, make sure you list it as Re-gummed. Don't worry it won't spread to the rest of your stamps.