What Is The Value Of These Postage Stamps

The collection looks quite attractive. It could be worth several hundred to several thousand dollars. The value will depend on the following:

Condition: Stamps are worth more when they are well-centered and have no faults (tears, missing pieces, thins, stains, etc). If the stamp is mint, the condition of the gum/adhesive on the back of the stamp comes into play (though some stamps were issued without adhesive on their backs).

Type: In some cases more than one stamp was made with the same design but with variations in perforation, hue or paper/watermark or slight variations in the design. Determining the proper type may not be possible even with a large close-up image of the stamp.

Authenticity: Sometimes, it is necessary to have an acknowledged third party expert evaluate the stamp for authenticity. Stamp forgeries exist for many stamps of higher value. In the stamp world this is called getting your stamp "Expertised." Expertised stamps are returned to you with a certificate of authenticity with a picture of the stamp. There are many expertisers out there that specialize in stamps from different areas of the world. There are also expertisers who will expertise any postage stamp ever made (like the American Philatelic Society). If you request a stamp to be expertised, you will have to pay for the service (usually a percentage of the value of the stamp).

This collection is definitely worth investing some time and money getting further evaluated.

I clicked on a couple random links. They were loading very slow for me, so I gave up. I think you'll get a lot more feedback if you figure out how to post the images. Some people (including me) will often skip links.

The first link was an image of two large pages of German States and German area. Some neat looking stuff, but there is no practical way to give an opinion on them without close up scans. This is the kind of material that was often forged, and some of the forgeries require a check of some pretty small details.

You can use the search function here to look for past threads on specific German states and related items. Baden is well represented; so is Heligoland, and some others.

That book looks like hours of fun.

No way to tell from the poor scans

This is a wonderful collection of the classics of the world. To find this collection in China is quite unusual. (Because, I see that you are in China.) Let us know if you intend to sell the collection.

Strange - I picked 3 scans at random, they loaded instantly, and I could click on them to expand at least 6X. One scan was Australia, and your corner block of four maroon 2/- has the potential of considerable value, but no way to tell which one (of about five) it is, depending on the watermark, shade, and perforation.

Yesterday I saw some penny blacks (some with full margins)I`m sure those can be easily sold.
Now the first 3 pictures containing Austria 1850/54 issue (I was looking for Hungarian cancellations- mostly common: Pest/ Gyongyos/ Szeged/ Temesvar/ Kronstadt/- but all in all seemingly fine condition). A few 1 Kr yellow and 2 Kr black (those have higher CV). The 9 kr blue has 9 major error/ constant flaw listed in specialized Austria catalogue. All issue has 3 types and 2 Paper. If you could sort them according types, this section could be sold at a higher value.

All in all, regarding Austria (these 3 pages, 1850 issue)- highest CV in a general catalogue (not dealing varieties) is
1 Kr yellow- cca. 130 Eur
2 Kr black - cca. 80 Eur
1 Kr yellow usually sells well.
So to get a better price it`s important to sort these according a specialized catalogue.

I want this one. Been looking for a long time for a good copy.

What are those little black dots on everything?...err... By the way! -

Holy crap!

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I like the last two photos with the suitcases. No offense, but I can't help thinking about a getaway, i.e., taking all my money out of the bank, buying some expensive stamps and then packing up the loot and leaving the country fast.

Sure would like to have those loaded suitcases.

Some beautiful items there same, if you're looking for value then you need to get them to a major auction House.

Dear friends
Thank you all, please apologize to you for I am very sick.
Since a long time and I'm trying to sell postage stamps that I own, and I could not because the Chinese do not buy, but the Chinese postal stamps.
I have a lot of international postage stamps, one of the first version, and a lot of envelopes and cards, I collected during more than 15 years, and paid out more than $ 160,000.
Offered for sale only in the amount of $ 50,000 so I can make the process of stem cells.
I went back to Jordan time ago and I'm getting a free acupuncture treatment chemicals, I still need to perform the operation.
I want to sell all that I own only in the amount of $ 50,000, and I do not have the ability to travel and not the ability to wait.
May be forced to make a laryngectomy it for free.
Thank you my friends

"Investing" in postage stamps was probably not such a good idea.