More Pages From An Old Collection

Would be interesting to know if any of these have any value from an old collection that's been tucked away from the 1960's

I won't try to give much value advice, as I'm still relatively new and don't want to steer you wrong.

1. You have several stamps that are precancels. These are the ones with the city name blocked between two black lines for a "cancel". These are usually very inexpensive but do appeal to a distinct niche of collectors. Certain precancels can change a common stamp into something of value, so they might be worth checking out.

2. You have a handful of stamps from the 1800s. Likely none that are particularly rare, but I also think its very neat to hold something from the 19th century

3. I see some parcel post, air mail, and postage due stamps. These are similar to precancels in that they are often not rare, but appeal to special groups of collectors.

4. The Washington stamp on the last page, bottom row, third from left has what I would classify as a "fancy cancel". These also appeal to a specialist group of collectors.

Hope that some of this information is helpful. I'm sure that there will be people with more knowledge than myself along soon to further aid you. In general, I would say that you have a very nice assortment of older stamps, but likely nothing of incredible value.

Thanks for the information and it is interesting to find out about what I have
as there are so many different stamps out there

It's unreal the amount of stamps available. And trust me, if you start digging into them all, you will drive yourself crazy (in a good way). So many varieties of stamps that appear at first to be the same but actually aren't

They appear to be mostly common and of little to no monetary value. Some of them may have tiny differences that would make them valuable, but it's extremely unlikely you have those. I can't speak to the precancels or cancellation marks and how they might affect things. But, they're cool stamps to have nonetheless!

I think is a nice collection, as sportfanatic1 said some of them might be special, who knows, and that´s the job, find it out.

You have a lot of neat material there but no lottery tickt amongst these shown sadly. The reward is in the hunt for information. You should go to your local library and sign out the scott catalog with USA material in it. You have some nice looking stuff that I would have tons of fun sorting and looking up! -Jeff

In the interest of being helpful, I will list out for you the few noteworthy stamps. This collection appears to be thrown together without much regard for presentation, but there are still some nice stamps here - many of which you would never find in a box of cheap stamps (something we like to call "kiloware" - stamps sold by the kilo).

Always being mindful of condition, these catalogue values will vary. I can't tell from your photos the condition of your stamps.

Page 1
Row 1, last stamp (10c ship): Scott # 299 - $25.00
Row 4 Parcel post stamps
Scott # Q9 (25c) (is it used or unused?) $7.50 if used, $67.50 if unused
Scott # Q10 (50c) - $45.00 I might add that this stamp is one that US collectors are most likely to be missing from the set. I believe this stamp is far less common than the catalogue indicates.

Scott # Q6 (10c)- $3.00
Row 5
Scott # Q8 (20c) - $27.50
Scott # Q1 - (1c) $1.50
Scott # Q5 - (5c)$2.25
Scott # Q2 - (2c)$1.25

Page 2
Row 1
Second stamp Scott # 214 (5c Garfiled) - $14.00
Row 4
4th stamp Scott # 205 - $9.00
5th stamp Scott # 288 (5c) - $21.00

The remaining stamps are either very common stamps or require more than just a photo to identify, such as watermarks, perforation sizes, and minute die changes undetectable in an average photo (most of the stamps on page 3 fit the latter). At best, the remaining unidentified stamps will range in value from .25 to $10.

If I may sum up - you have a good starter collection, but not a lot of resale value here. If this were on ebay, it would probably sell for $20-$25 as-is.

Cheers!

Brian

Thanks for the info guys.You have been very helpful

Stevo,

Is this a collection that you recently bought, or acquired through family, or . . . ? It is a nice assortment that I hope you enjoy viewing and studying.

This community is made up of very helpful, responsive, and positive stamp collectors sharing knowledge. Rileysan provided a very helpful baseline of catalog values.

In the interest in saving collectors money, I think it is also important to put things in perspective. My concern with your post (since you didn't specify) is that you might have recently bought this set, and are wondering if you got your money's worth. Catalog value is heavily biased toward perfection. The Scott #Q10 ($45) that you show, for example, has a straight edge at bottom. This likely brings retail value well below $10.

If you posted these images with no text whatsoever, my first thought would be; OK, this looks like a typical ebay ad illustrating a group of someone's collection duplicates salted with a handful of defective high-value stamps to add to the catalog value that can be tallied in the ad. Frequently, these stamps are mounted on old album pages to give the look of antiquity. This is a common way for collectors to sell unwanted stamps. It is also a good way for collectors to build collections, as long as the price is appropriate.

I reluctantly post responses like this but do so because I know that I would have saved hundreds if I could have read information like this when I started collecting stamps (over a decade before the Internet!).

Hi Classic Coins,I appreciate the information everyone has given and don't
expect to be selling these stamps but I thought it would be nice to get some
information on them from you guys (the experts).I inherited 6 or 7 old stamp
books from my grandfather about 20 years ago and they've just sat in the cupboard
as I didn't know what to do with them living in a regional town with no dealers.
They are mostly world stamps but there are a couple of Australian books .Maybe one day I'll sort them out

Personally and just throwing my 2 cents in. The stamps shown here have more sentimental value than monetary value. Simply because they were your Grand-Pa's. I would leave them intact, just as they are, and if you have any interest in Stamp Collecting, in which I hope you do. Start your own collection from scratch.