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Posted 08/14/2013   10:13 pm  Show Profile Check revenuecollector's eBay Listings Bookmark this topic Add revenuecollector to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
I obtained another collection of UK material that contains a lot of face value material.

What are the current equivalents in pence for the following rates:

1st
2nd
1st Large
2nd Large

I assume that souvenir sheets are simply face value material, and the same with presentation packs, but what about the oversized Smilers sheets? They're like souvenir sheets on steroids. Scott does not give values for them, only mentioning in a footnote what they originally sold for.

I was just going to add it all up and sell it as a face-value lot, but figured I'd better check, just in case.

Thanks.

UPDATE: Looking at completed ebay listings, it appears that the Smilers sheets start at about $20 shipped each and go up from there, depending on the sheet. Not bad, better than face anyway...
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1st class = 60p
2nd class = 50p
1st large = 90p
2nd large = 69p

Miniature sheets are at face but some sheets do have a bit of a mark-up so be aware. You can post them here if you are not sure and I will do my best to advise.
Smilers sheets, ditto. Some earlier ones have a huge mark-up from face and are popular. But they need to be in perfect condition to sell at the higher prices which many sheets are not. Check good.

Presenatation packs are face + 53p at present, but again some scarcer issues have a higher mark-up.

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Thanks for the information. None of the Smilers sheets I have are early ones or "Limited" ones, and I checked them individually with respect to ebay "Sold" results, which is usually a good barometer if the sample size is large enough.

The nice thing is that all of the Smilers and souvenir sheets were stored in pages/mounts, so virtually none are creased, dog-eared, etc. The condition overall is pristine.

I think that what I may do is still treat the whole thing as a face value lot, but include all the souvenir sheets and Smilers sheets as (1) an incentive to buy the lot, and (2) to justify a higher percentage.

For example, rather than discounting from face, I might offer the lot at full face value, but that face value total includes 15 Smilers sheets.

I think it will ultimately be a good lot for someone, because it's not just a bunch of leftover postage. It's material pulled from hingeless album pages, 90%+ complete sets, 85%/15% commemoratives/definitives, minimal duplication, and 99.xx% mint never hinged (a few stamps have the occasional toning spot and a few have a stuck-down spot.

There are also some used (CTO I presume) souvenir sheets and some Beatles issue First Day Covers, that I'll throw in as a bonus.

It would be more suited for a collector than someone wanting to use as discount postage.
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