Questions About Germany Stamps, Italy Stamps, Vatican Stamps

I been going thru my Grandmothers and Grandfathers stuff I found alot of stamps from germany italy and vatican stamps.Here is a few pictures. If some can help me to tell me what to look for what ones are not worth looking. I have atleast 30 of each kind. Any help would be great.Thanks

At first glance (don't have a catalogue nearby) the German ones are all fairly common. They're all pre-WW2 and from the inflation period in the early twenties. The left one on the second row is the exception, it's from just after the war.
Can't say anything about the Italian and Vatican ones, although the denominations make me think these are pretty common as well (but I'll leave the definite answer to that one to someone with more knowledge).

Concerning the three Vatican stamps:

The top left one (brown, 1 Lira) is Scott #122 from the "Basilicas" series of 1949. The 2011 Scott Catalog gives it the minimum 20c value for a mint, never hinged (MNH) stamp, but this stamp is part of a set (Scott #122-131, E11-E12) that has a catalog value (cv) of $88.95.

The top right stamp (purple, 25 centimes) is Scott #111, and the one on the lower left (red orange, 1.5 Lira) is Scott #115. The 2011 Scott Catalog gives each stamp the minimum 20c value for MNH. It is part of a set commemorating the Council of Trent. The MNH cv for the complete set (Scott #110-121, E9-E10) is the minimum value of $2.80.

Of course these values assume that the stamps are in mint, never hinged condition, and there are no flaws.

The green stamp in the lower middle is a stamp of the Italian Social Republic, a government in the German-controlled parts of Italy. It was led by Mussolini after he was ousted by the Italian government when Italy surrendered to the Allies.

As for the remaining two stamps, the purple one is a 50 centimes postage due stamp, and the brown one I know nothing about except that is is Italian. I don't have a current Scott Catalog for Italy handy, so I can't help with numbers or values.

They're all nice looking stamps, and if you can put together complete sets that would be nice. However, most Vatican stamps from the middle years of the 20th century are fairly inexpensive and easy to obtain.

I hope this helps.

Got out my 1993 Scott catalog, and checked the Italian stamps.

The green 25 centesimi stamp is Italian Social Republic #32, issued December 6, 1944. The 1993 catalog value is given at minimum value of $0.15. An used copy's value was a slightly higher $0.22. Given the date of issue, and the political situation of the period, I can't imagine too many saw postal use.

The brownish, 10 centesimi stamp with the inscription "RECAPITO AUTORIZZATO" ("Authorized Delivery") is Italy #EY82, issued in 1930. Again, the 1993 catalog gives the minimum $0.15 value for these stamps. Scott explains their use as follows:




The violet 50 centesimi stamp inscribed "SEGNATASSE" is a postage due stamp, Scott #J47, issued in 1945-46. And again the value is the 1993 catalog's minimum of $0.15.