Need Help With DDR S/S Stamp

I posted this stamp on ebay for .99 earlier today and usually the bidding doesnt start til close to the last day but this one s/s jumped from .99 to 6.00 so out of curiosity I tried to look it up nut couldn't find it,

but then I remembered I had another one like that so I searched it out and found this

but this one is an imperf one can someone please help me out?

That's because it catalogs for $100 MNH, $35 MH in the 2009 Scott catalog.

Most commemorative pre-1955 DDR carries a small to substantial premium.

I do not know if the imperforate sheet carries any additional premium. Scott notes that they were issued both ways.

Sorry, I forgot to post the Scott number. It's DDR #146a.

According to my ancient SG, there is a small premium for the imperf. I have Michel 2004/05, but can't see a price for the sheets.

Tina, what's the address of your ebay store??

Tina, the imperf S/S appears to have at least 2 pen marks (?) on it. If so, that should be noted and unfortunately will reduce its retail value.

Nice find, though! I don't see those S/S pop up very often.

I'm sure someone somewhere has a big stash of them that they forgot about.

k

tinatinatinatinascrappy I think thats what your asking me for.well I haven't posted the other imperf one yet so maybe ill just wait to see how this one does thanks Kim your always a life saver

For SCF members, information is always free. Just don't blame me if I'm wrong!

k

Thanks Tina. That's your user ID, this is the address of your store http://shop.ebay.com/tinatinatinati....html?_dmd=1

thanks jubilee and welcome since I havent been on muchjust so you know im computer illiterate LOL but some of these guys on here have guided me this farand yes Kim your right about the pen marks "NEVER LEAVE YOUR STAMPS OUT WHEN GRAND BABY IS AROUND"

These are listed in Michel as Block # 9A & 9B(Imperf.) Consisting of Mi #'s 392-395 Total of 300,000 printed.
My Michel is over 10yrs old so maybe someone can give you a price from a newer edition.

Thanks guys I currently use a scott 2008 on cd to look my stamps up does anyone have any secrets on how to look certain stamps up for example the china stamps have the year in lower right corner and a certain other number on left side that helps soooo much in id a stamp

Its a shame Tina...


I placed a bid....and you only accept paypal

Take this for what it is worth...it is only my idea of a helpful hint.

I would not be able to find your stamps on ebay if I was looking for them. This is only my opinion, but I don't think it is reliable to figure that the ebay category in which you list an item will narrow down a buyer's search.

Sometimes I use the hierarchies in looking up stamps, just to see what is out there, but usually I just use the search function. There are a couple of exceptions for things that are hard to categorize. I don't think I am alone in this.

For instance, if I am looking for an particular Spanish airmail, I will search for "Spain C57" first in the general search box. If that doesn't give me a hit, I'll try "Spain airmail." Personally, I rarely use the "Stamps|Europe|Spain|Back of the book" (or whatever it would be) directories to find something specific.

To me, it is the difference between the older "Yahoo" way of searching the Internet, and newer "Google" way of searching.

All of this is to say that I would put the country in the item title, along with the Scott number (which I see you often do include) and maybe a one- or two-word description (e.g., "Bridge" or "flower" to capture the topical searchers).

Just my .02.

Collin