The first stamp is a German stamp issued at the turn of the century. As an individual used stamp it has a catalog value of 60¢. For two, on an envelope could be worth up to $2. These stamps presage the hyperinflationary stamps of the Wiemar Republic of Germany.
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The second and third stamps are from Indo-China, a colony of France. The upper of the two was issued in 1949 in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Postal Union (UPU). The catalog value for a used example is $2.75. It is worth more if still on an envelope or piece.
The third stamp was used between 1931 and 1941. Your example is very common and worth a few cents. On an envelope it might be worth $0.25-$0.50 or more.
The first pair are referred to as Germania issues, after the allegorical figure depicted on them. Lots and lots of varieties; however, it is the cancels that make that pair interesting, to me. Probably still not a lot of value, but interesting. It is nice that someone left them on piece long enough to get them into your hands.
For a picture of the second stamp look in the front on the catalog under Common Design Types or some such heading.
They put pictures there of stamps that had the same picture and were used by many colonies or territories, by the French and British.
In the regular listing of info there will only be words, no pictures, and a reference to the picture number or awording to the effect that it is a common design type.
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Posted 12/01/2010 9:39 pm
