Found 2 Books W/ Presidential, Canadian, And Misc Stamps?

Hi everyone! I am brand new to these forums, and what brings me here is something I stumbled across in my basement a few days ago. I found a collection of stamps. They seem to be in good condition, as far as I can tell. Also, it is probably worth noting that the stamps are not glued to the book they are in.

So, there are a few things I would like to ask here today.

First of all, if it was not apparent up to this point, I have a limited understanding of the value of these stamps. I have done some research, but I would like some first hand assistance and insight as to figuring out exactly what this collection would be potentially worth.

I am also fairly curious as to the history behind these stamps. Like I said, I have a very limited to no understanding of what these stamps are. Any details or knowledge would be awesome!

I was also wondering if these stamps are something that would be of interest to collectors. Are they something that people in this community would want to purchase?

So overall:
-I just came across a seemingly old and extensive stamp collection in my basement
-What kind of stamps are these?
-I would like to know what worth this collection has
-And I would like to know if this collection is something that people would be interested in purchasing; especially in online stamp-collecting communities such as this one


I appreciate any help from any collectors out there. I thank you all in advance,

-Collin


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Who's collection is it?
I like the Canadian air mail.

@ Stamp,
It was in a box of my Grandparents belongings that now belongs to me, so the collection is mine. Which ones were the canadian Air Mail?

kollin, I'm not being sarcastic here but the air mail ones are on the pages marked err umm yup airmail lol.
They're nice.
All are nicely centered. Looks like some are un-used. The ones that have post marks are lightly marked. Those are two nice pages of stamps.

Also, Image 0076 the stamp lower right corner. Is that a orange colored 50cent stamp?
Be very careful when handling. If you don't have to touch it, don't.
If that is the 50 cent stamp it's a good one. It appears to be nicely centered and sound condition. That would be a stamp that many collections might lack.

Haha thank you for the clear up on the Air Mail stamps! Not one of my finest moments.

And I just checked, that in fact is a 50 cent one, and you are very right that it is in good condition and nicely centered.

Lucky guy! You could have some very valuable stamps. You will need to check each stamp out very closely for re-entries or double imprints. Good way to get into the hobby.

@COINWATCHER

Haha thanks friend! I am currently doing so, and find it very interesting, as well as see why the hobby is quite popular.

Kollin, you have some potentially nice items in that collection in stockbook pages. You have a stack of the Philatelic Truck souvenir sheets, which are nice to have, and I noted an image of a page in which you have a number of Bank Note Issue stamps. I did not see cancellations on those, but the image is small and the stamps are partially hidden by the stockbook pocket. Some of those could be worth some money, so do keep them dry and only handle them using stamp tongs (NOT tweezers which can wreck a stamp.) If there is someone local with the tools (tongs, glassine envelopes, pvc-free mounts) and know-how to help you isolate and protect them, you might want to look them up, especially if you might want to try your hand at collecting them yourself.

Looks like you have some nice stamps in that collection. Why don't you take the next step and purchase a Scotts Specialized catalog (5+ years old is fine) and see what you actually have. Get a beginners album, if there isn't one in the collection and start something you can pass on to your grand kinds. The best thing about this collections is that you might actually have some fun with it and I suspect that your grandparents would have been pleased as well.

Good luck, enjoy the collection & don't be too hasty to sell it off.

Art

Hello Kollin, welcome to Stamp Community.

IMG 0113, nicely centered split-ring cancel (postmark) on the 2c brown memorial stamps. Possibly a rare postmark and well placed too. Some people just collect these types of cancels. Price depends on ebay (for example) title used and what a person wants to pay. Done right, maybe $4 sale price.

ING 0111, look at Eric Van Damm's web site on Canada Revenues. The 5 cent is nice.

IMG 0110, the 2c red 1Tc (One Cent Tax) has a nice cancel but the stamp is off center and so that reduces the value a lot. Check for full or half lines under the 1Tc.

IMG 0108, the special delivery 20c red looks OK, off center a bit but hopefully nice readable cancel, name and date are important both.

IMG 0105, I agree, beautiful Air Mail stamps, The block of 4 looks to be separated at the perforations (holes punched through) at the top center, not nice, but the stamps are nice, hoping the back gum is OK and still mostly intact, post office fresh.

That 6c Blue is my favorite stamp almost, after the other favorite ones!

IMG 0098, the 12c Canada Conference, green with two globes and a woman allegory fingure, is a nice looking stamp.

IMG 0097, the 20c Harvesting Wheat is beatiful and deserves a separate picture please. Looks to be Mint of some sort, probably hinged (MN instead of MNH Mint Never Hinged), which reduces the value but the centering, if everything else is OK with the stamp, brings the pricing up for you.

Check ebay for these stamps also to see what they actually have a completed sale price of.

IMG 0095, the 4c Ochre (yellowish) King George 5th (KGV usually) looks gorgeous with that perfect CDS (circular date stamp) so SON (Socked On the Nose) on it. $4 - $5 anyway on ebay and use the terms SON and CDS and 4c KGV Scroll Issue. The 12c Quebec Bridge is also very nicely centered and nice colour, with hopefully nice back (not damaged at all). A small hinge remnant is OK. Price not millions or anything but a missing stamp in some collections in that condition I think.

IMG 0091 (no I didn't miss one), the 8c Orange Queen Victoria QV Leaf Issue (1897) with the Fancy Cork Cancel (star-shaped) is very nice.

IMG 0089, you can look for really detailed scans of these Small Queen Issue and check the colour and perfs and paper please, or provide scans of in the Canada section here. If gum is OK and they can be separated from the page without loosing any of the gum or stamp (same goes for all the other Post Office Fresh (Mint) stamps) then they will sell. Price not sure, closer inspection and for flaws also, sometimes engraving mistakes, always nice to see nice pictures, libraries have scanners sometimes.

The 3c brown below looks like it is actually an oxidized (supheted really) 3c Reddish type of stamp, not one of the Copper or Indian red varieties, but check the perf spacing with a perf gauge carefully. The brown can be removed by a quick dip in hydrogen peroxide, earch on SCF here for detailed discussions of this.

Further images: the Cinderella (known as) stamps (the Christmas Seals) can be enjoyable to collect and have nice images. I know really nothing else about them. many countries have them.

IMG 0078, the Revenue stamps with a manuscript (writing) cancel can be worth more. Read on here Search also, check web sites.

Lots of the nicer USA stamps (ask others not me) are worth lookin at under closer scans for details and condition. Need to be in Vario brand or other plastic pages or to be scanned with care, front and back hopefully I think, just me.

The Washington page is very nice to look at for me.

Try to upload pics here if you stay around and share your wealth, in pictures and appreciation anyway. Don;t ask me for values, I collect.