Acquired Stamp Collection, Supposedly Valuable

Hello,
I have acquired a large stamp collection from my grandfather which is mainly focused on pre-1930 stamps from Europe especially Eastern European countries. However, he collected stamps that he just liked the 'look of' rather then anything else and as a result, he was rather clueless on stamp collecting and the exact information of the stamps. He recently passed away and I am stuck with his +400 stamp collection. He left some information about the stamps on which he assumed were rare and valuable.
Could you please look at the stamps below and possible give the value of them and some information about them.

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Thank You so much!
Edward

I can tell you that the 2 torn stamps are valueless.

1,2,3,4,5,7 are all Russian stamps from pre Soviet era. While it is hard to identify looking at pictures, number 5 has some value if it's mint and has the gum.

#6 is from New South Wales from the 1880's.

#10 is from France 1870's.

#11 is from Italy in the 1860's

None are going to be worth very much.

They are your grandfathers, therein lies the value.
If you feel you are "stuck with them" give them to the red cross.
Otherwise, sort them and build upon them, and perhaps learn
what you grandfather enjoyed.
We all collect "what we like the look of" that's the point.
400 stamps is not a large collection.
Hope you enjoy the journey.

Even back in grandfather's day, scarce stamps cost cash money significant for the era...
if he was in the habit of handing out silver dollars to grandchildren when they visited I'd say you have a shot of something good;
if he handed out dimes, less likely;
if junior mints or less, quite remote.

Another sad situation...its almost a curse people hear STAMPS and they think $$$$..we were having lunch with a few people on Sunday and one of them asked what my interests were...i said stamps..and he said he collected once but a dealer would give him very little for his collection...i said I collected for fun ..

Hate to disagree with my learned friend stampcoder, but stamps 2 and 3 are from Finland. Note the denomination 'pen' for pennia.

Sorry, I didn't see anything worth over ten cents. The 35 kopeck (stamp #4 not number #5) falls into that category too; the colors appear to be those of #84 (c.v. 25 cents), not #52 or #65, which are much higher, and are printed on laid paper. Plus, it's torn at the top.

I don't really want to sell them as they have a sentimental value to me but more to carry out his requests to get them valued so if they are rare, then I can insure them. I too collect stamps with my children and plan to continue his legacy of stamp collecting, even though his stamps are not from the time period we collect.

No. 2 & 3 are Finland Scott No. 77 and 80; both list a minimum cat value, but as stampvirgin says, the torn no. 2 is worthless.

Hi Edward,
The news so far has not been great but perhaps you are choosing the ones you think look valuable.
If your grandfather made any notes then maybe post images of those ones.
In general condition is everything. Stamps that are damaged, have any toning and are poorly centred tend to be worth little.

Regarding CHASA's comment re 'in grandfathers day,'

Wait a minute - I AM a grandfather - and this is, I think, my day. ;-)

I am sorry to hear of your grandfather's passing. The library is a great source for catalogs to determine what you have. I get asked to look at collections that were passed on to family members quite often. People usually have very high expectations of great riches. I always tell them it is very unlikely that there is anything rare. Collectors I know that have high value collections have made arrangements for their collections after they are gone. They make sure someone knows what they have and who to contact. If you plan to start collecting with your kids then you have something of value where you spend time together learning and having fun. My advise is to check out some catalogs on a dreary day, turn off the TV and sit down with your kids for an afternoon of discovery. You may have fun determining what countries they are from, how old they are and finally their value. Good Luck