Postal Services is my theme of collecting, anyhow, I tried bidding on these dodgy thematics, and am very surprised with the prices they achieve. Is something amiss here?
Both are strong topicals: UPU, transportation, space, zeppelins...
Doesn't matter if they were ever actually used for postage by the general public. My experience is that many topical collectors ignore catalog values.
If you want to get them cheap without having to buy a bulk lot, you have to look around for relatively new sellers that don't have an established customer base. But some buyers don't like to try out new sellers.
While Scott may carry a lot of weight in the US, fortunately they are not the final authority. There are more than a few legitimate stamps that are missing from Scott (both catalog and albums). There are just some areas that Scott has decided they don't want to bother covering in detail anymore. Fortunately, there is SG, Michel...
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Posted 06/01/2013 4:11 pm
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