Calling Collectors! Largenewspaper Periodical Collection

Here I am posting again! Going through my father's stamps, I am impressed at the extent of some of his "back of the book" collections. I really love the design of the 1875-1899 design, but man, I am having a tough time attributing a lot of them. Many of the higher value examples have the Scott PR # written on the back at some point.

Any tips in segragating these varieties? The hardest for me is that first black page with the low denom black's and reds. I tried to catogorize them, but I am not too confident. I know he has a decent assortment of the 1895.

Also, what would one value the proof collection on the cards?
Where does the 1899 collection fit in? Is it just valued like the 1895-1897 series?

Huge difference in price between the 1895 and the 1895-97 series, so I need to know how to retrieve the watermark?

The 3rd black page with only 4 stamps are al from the 1895 series, including PR108 OG hinged. PR112 used and PR113 mint no gum. I am thinking at least those 3, and some of the ones with face value of 24c-96c....should be certified.








thoughts? thanks for your input...Johnny

Wow, I have never seen so many assembled in one place before. I don't know much of anything about the "periodicals" but I'm positive thst someone will chime in that can. Beautiful stuff friend! You are very fortunate.

That very impressive ,you are indeed very fortunate and more than lucky if you asked me, I have never view so many of them until viewing this

There are many counterfeits and reprints of all of these issues. Sometimes it is on the stamp and sometimes not. Sometimes when it is on the stamp it has been removed. PR1-6 (the first page) have been extensively counterfeited. At the bottom of those stamps is a label that says The National Bank Note Company New York; if those words are not very sharp and clear then the stamp is a counterfeit for certain. If they are sharp and clear it might still be a fake and would have to be certified by an expert. Genuinely used examples of newspaper stamps are also pretty scarce and would need a cert for any of the more expensive ones, which is most of them. A very difficult area that relatively few are really knowledgeable about. What little I know has been picked up by listening to people who know far more.

Thanks for the responses. Here are closeups of The National Bank Note Company New York message on the 1865 series.

Looks like fantastic material johnny

This part of philately is not my area of expertise but I do know that they are quite collectible.

Chimo

Bujutsu

You would have to get them expertized.

Thanks revcollector. It looks like I need to put together a grouping for Weiss.

Weiss is a good bet, economical too.

awesome collection, if all check out. there is some nice dough there.