Canadian Collection Of Importance?

I am a US coin and currency dealer (Mullen Coins) with little knowledge of stamps. I am helping a client evaluate his father's collection from many years ago and learning a great deal about stamps in the process. I have posted some US Stamps from this same collection on the US stamps forum with great feedback from members about the importance of the collection. I have now begun to study the Canadian collection and it also appears to have some rare and valuable stamps. I am posting here to get opinions and gain more knowledge. I welcome feedback. Here are some pictures of NewFoundland and Canadian issues.

good maqterial to start your own collection of Canada's stamps

An attractive collection of early Canada and provinces.

The 12-1/2c and 17c seem like very nice copies, full perforations, light cancels. Scott #18 and #19.

I left my latest Unitrade at the office, but in the 2007 I have at home, if they are fine condition, which I think they are (from the front), the values are $60 and $120 respectively.

The 12 1/2 cent Queen Vic was used for international mail, on packet boats, back to England. Hence the 'Canada Packet Postage' at the top. That is also why the stamp is in cents (your four Canadian stamps are part of what is called the 'first cents' issue, because they were the first stamps issued, in 1859, after Canada switched to decimal currency) and also has the six pence sterling denomination. So the chaps across the pond didn't have to do the math.

She's nicely centred too.

Those are beautiful early Canadian stamps and very well centred. Unfortunately I left my catalogue at work so can't give you a value.

Are they hinged? If not then they carry a premium.

What's with this, we all work on our stamps at work?

My physical stamps stay at home but I bring my catalogues to work so that I can work on my want list =)

Must be nice. When do you work?

What is it, this work thing?

Back to the stamps...
the first three Newfies look to be rose colour, so they would all be from the 1861-62 issue. The more valuable 1857s, with the same design are scarlet vermilion.
I assume they are all mint or unused. The values given in my 2011 Unitrade are 4d $30 - fine $50 - v.fine
6d $15 - fine $30 - v. fine
6 1/2d $69 - fine $120 - v.fine

Used they are more valuable.

The 2c codfish SC#24 was issued 1870 and is valued $40 - fine $100 - v. fine.
Your centring is more on the fine end, plus the stains will reduce value.

You Newfie Victorias are, on the left SC#35 1870 dull rose $10 - fine $30 - v.fine
On the right SC#36 1894 carmine lake $20 - fine $50 - v. fine

Again all these catalogue prices are for unused stamps. I would still have an expert look at them, as my assessment of the colour on the computer screen may well be off.

I sincerely appreciate the feedback. Important is not the right word for the collection but a nice collection none the less.

You bet...all the fun, and some value, too.

Never!

Just in case the bosses IT guys intercept this message, My buddy some time uses my SCF

Ok back at work so have access to my catalogue once again. I concur with James's assessment. I am using the 2012 Unitrade and my prices are in Canadian dollars.

1) Unused/mint Newfoundland 4d Rose #18 CV Fine $30 Very Fine $50
2) Unused/mint Newfoundland 6d Rose #20 CV Fine $15 Very Fine $30
3) Unused/mint Newfoundland 6 1/2d Rose #21 CV Fine $60 Very Fine $120
4) Used Canada 1c Queen Victoria #14 CV Fine $40 Very Fine $125
5) Used Canada 5c Beaver #15 CV Fine $15 Very Fine $50 (looks like it has a small tear in the upper right near the 5)
6) Used Canada 12 1/2c Queen Victoria #18 CV Fine $60 Very Fine $200
7) Unused/mint Newfoundland 2c Codfish #24 CV Fine $40 Very Fine $120 (has a bit of staining but otherwise looks superb)
8)a) (Left) Unused/mint Newfoundland 6c Queen Victoria #35 CV Fine $10 Very Fine $30
8)b) (Right) Unused/mint Newfoundland 6c Queen Victoria #36 CV Fine $20 Very Fine $50
9) Used Canada 17c Jacques Cartier #19 CV Fine $120 Very Fine $300

While the Newfoundland stamps look great, collectors of Newfoundland will tell you that these early issues were the victims of several very good forgers. The forgeries are themselves worth some money but, if you are only interested in the genuine stamps, they should be looked at by an expert. They look good to me but I have one of the Oneglia Panelli forgeries in my collection and it is very hard to tell the difference from the real thing.