I Am New To Stamps. Need Help With German Stamps

i have an envelope full of German stamps from wwII and earlier. wondering if there is any value in them? or maybe certain stamps I should look for? will upload pictures in the morning

i would also like to add that these are part of a much larger collection that was handed down to me and that these where in this envelope. was this some sort of stamp club back in the day?

anyone?

Opencircles,

First off welcome to SCF.

It is early here in the states so not everyone is awake at the moment. On your stamps if we could get either a closer picture or scans we would be able to better help you on some of those. The same goes for the letter. I would like to see the design on the left side a bit clearer as I cannot quite make it out. Of course I'm on a phone right now and it might just be my little screen messing with me.

Again welcome. And I'm sure others will chime in later.

Hi opencircles and welcome to the forum,

Looking at the scan everything looks as common as they come. Identifying rarities or items of monetry value requires research. And in order to do this quality scans of stamps known to have varieties or are of high value would be better.

If you are interested in researching further a catalogue would save you heaps of time - and as you say this belongs to a much larger collection I would suggest a general all world catalogue to get you started. Most libraries will have the SCOTT International catalogue. These will help identify and separate very common stamps from ones that might have some value to them.

So yes there might be a gem in the mix there but the chances are very slim and you're probably more likely to win the lottery.

A clearer scan of the Peter Pan letter might shed some light on it - I live in the UK so probably not something I have heard of - but a google search has helped in these situations before.

Again welcome and I hope you enjoy the stamps that have been handed down to you. There are so many factors that keep us enthralled by these tiny pieces of history - do a little research and you might get the bug to.

Drew

the rest of the collection is american as the German stamps where only from ww1 and ww2 letters sent home as I was told. but is there any certain rare stamps I should look for in this envelope?

for sirruspoe.

hard to see but it shows peter pan and then peter pan on a stamp in the background.

went through a few of the stamps and picked out some that stuck out to me. again I know nothing about stamps.

Hi opencircles and to SCF.

I know nothing about German stamps.

But I do know that the way you picked out your stamps, in the way you liked them is the first signs of catching the stamp collecting bug.

There is no known cure for the bite of stamp collecting bug.

Always Happy Stamping. KGV

Yes it is fun, but I feel like I should of started researching the american stamps first. These German stamps seem harder to research. Thank you.

This may be of some assistance in researching this stamp. The only drawback is that there are no illustrations. Not bad for a free catalog, though.


http://www.allworldstamps.com/count...t.asp?cid=89

I was looking on there earlier. I don't know the year for many of these stamp's. Any idea's on what year the 5 stamp's where in the close up picture?

Opencircles, the five stamps you are asking about are from 1890s to early 1900s.
The red eagle is Scott # 48 with a used value of $1.10. The other four stamps are Germania issues. Two of them are from 1900 and can be identified because they have Reichspost at the bottom centre of the stamp. The 5 pf used is Scott # 54 and is valued at $0.60 while the 10 pf is valued at $0.75. The other two are from the 1902 or 1905 series.