Need Help

Just started digging into my newly acquired collection how does one auction/sell items like these:

Nice stamps, especially the second one. What a striking misperf! Based on just those, you've likely got a worthwhile collection on your hands.... If you have any 1847 USA stamps...then

I sell stamps on ebay, not sure if that would work for you though. If it does work for you, make sure to provide extremely clear photos/scans of your stamps, especially considering that you're not an expert. Clear, detailed images also happen to attract more buyers.

Good luck, and don't hesitate to keep posting images of your stamps. I can help with identification/valuation of US stamps.

Here's two currently on ebay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Scott-73-18...151351898472

http://www.ebay.com/itm/73-Huge-Mis...151351898472

In my opinion, yours is nicer than these.

Good to know..thanks. And I will be posting more for sure.....

What is the best method to get a high grade scan of the stamp?

That would be using a scanner, but I have a feeling that is not answering your question?

Peter

An alternative to scanning is simply photographing your stamps. I do that with a high-end LG phone, and the pictures come out incredibly crisp. See this stamp for example; it was taken with that phone: http://www.ebay.com/itm/18195357729....m1555.l2649

I know many collectors prefer to scan their stamps though, and if you do and want crisp images, set your scans to 1200 DPI.

Hope this helps.

using your suggestion, these were taken with my phone:

I see the stamp has a grill which I didn't see before. If you could provide a larger image, (but still clear), I'd be able to determine what size grill it has, its Scott number, and an approximation of its value. Right now the photo is too small to count the grill points.

themachine99 wrote: "An alternative to scanning is simply photographing your stamps. I do that with a high-end LG phone, and the pictures come out incredibly crisp. See this stamp for example; it was taken with that phone: http://www.ebay.com/itm/18195357729...m1555.l2649"


Looking at other listings, some stamps may need to be more carefully identified. I saw a 453 offered as a 454 and a rotary coil offered as a flat plate coil. I don't see the value to the buyer or seller of offering a Scott 64 pink without a certificate. If it isn't a 64 it is worth much less. If it is a 64, the stamp is probably worth enough more to easily pay for a certificate. Some sellers use the 100:10:1 exploit by offering a stamp worth $1 as a $100 stamp priced at $10. I am not saying this was intentional, but it is a red flag. Finally, the "doubled" precancel has a Bureau precancel obscured by a locally applied date. Normally, the date is not on top of the precancel. Rotary press precancels applied at the Bureau cannot be doubled without running the entire roll of stamps through the press again.

Also, images should be edited and saved as optimized to minimize their size without losing quality. While I know that ebay wants an oversize image, 600 DPI optimized should work fine. I am not a fan of using a digital camera because keystoning is possible, even with a copy stand.

Clark

Clark,
Thank you for pointing out those listings. I removed all the ones you indicated except the coil, because I am not sure which one you are referring to. If you could provide the item number or a link to it, that would be great. I appreciate the time you took to go through my listings.

http://items.ebay.com/181836270554

The ink smears are not uncommon at rotary press coil joint lines. I reduced the scan from more than 517K bytes to 176K with no loss of on-screen resolution. The excess bytes really slowed access to the listings earlier today because the Pacific Image slide scanner was active.

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Got it, thanks again.

Is this a #7, #8, or #9?

A larger scan would help us help you, looks like a type II (7) but my eyes are not good.

themachine99: I see the stamp has a grill which I didn't see before. If you could provide a larger image, (but still clear), I'd be able to determine what size grill it has, its Scott number, and an approximation of its value. Right now the photo is too small to count the grill points.

Is this any better, I enhanced the photo