Assorted Stamps

First off I would like to apologize if this is in the wrong part of the forum. I have a bunch of stamps that were found in a old house I moved into. They have been setting in a draw, in the envelope I found them, for the last 10 years. I was going to upload a picture of some of them and see if I could get some feedback. Mostly wondering if there would be a chance of any value or the worth of getting them appraised.

Thank you

SORRY....no value.

Just from the little research I've done that was the conclusion I came too as well.

Thank you for your time

I can't even see what you have to be able to tell if they have no value. There are some neat looking ones in the lot that is for sure. Can you get some close ups? were you able to find any of the catalog numbers for the stamps so you can look them up?

Jenny2013.....photo shows common commems for the 40s/50s....few common definitives....everything used.

Nothing of real value. Anything unused that you have looks like it would just be worth face value. Any US collectors here who have been collecting for years will have all those, possibly many times over. You could use the unused ones just for postage.

But it would also make a nice kiloware package for someone. Kiloware is a bag of stamps, such as you have, that you send off to someone who is just starting to collect stamps. Kind of a "beginners" package of stamps. I get stamps off envelopes from stamps and other philatelic items I purchase, then when I have accumulated enough, I send them off to someone for reimbursement of postage. The important thing with that lot is to get them to someone who can use them.

You don't have enough posts to give them to someone by listing them in the appropriate thread topic here on the forum. And you can't list a sale in other parts of the forum, or the Admin Police will throw you into the Dungeon of Misbehaving Members. Well, maybe not that bad, but you shouldn't do it.

Never throw a stamp away. There is always someone who would have use for them. For example, sometimes those who collect worldwide stamps wouldn't have many US stamps and might be able to use all if not most of those. Or I know there are members here who have kids who are just starting to collect. As a last resort you could send them to me and I will send them off in my next couple of batches to someone who could use them (e-mail me).

Hope this helps.


-IBFS

Hi Dir03110,

Generally your stamps are common ones. However, in your photos you have a couple of stamps called 'Precancels' - I have marked the two that I have seen in your first photo, the other photos also include precancels.



To a collector of USA Precancels these may be of interest, depending on their design. I am unable to see their design or determine if these have any value above a couple of cents, but you would need to provide higher resolution of these to determine their value.

- stamporator -

Thank you all, I appreciate all the responses. I wish I could take detailed pictures of all of them but there is way too many. For the most part they are all either used or have the precanceled marks on them. There are numerous envelopes like the ones in this picture.

Sorry if I use the wrong terminology. Do not know much about stamps

That Franklin envelope with the block of 6 on it, and the stamped envelope look interesting, but I don't know much about that stuff. Since we can't handle them personally to grade them, is there a local stamp store you can take them to so someone could look at all you have?


-IBFS

That Airmail First Flight cover would be worth looking into. Not my area, so I can't help much on it, but some of those are rather desirable

The fun about stamps is that you can have a great time with just seemingly ordinary stamps.



The target cancellation or cancel or obliteration is worth something. It can be called a fancy cancel or bull's eye cancel also, depending on who you are talking to. The stamp itself seems to be in good general shape so that adds to the value.

The other stamps in the second picture I do not recognize but that may be me.

Cancels, whether precancels or regular postmarks and obliterators or obliterations (bars, ovals with numbers, circles, funny shapes made from cork carving, etc) can be a study just in them selves and worth something.

Sometimes the big money is the money in your interest and fascination and calmness and peace from collecting and hunting (that's the excitement) or sorting of stamps.

The more you do, the more you find out and the more you learn and apprecaite, justlike anything.