What To Look For In A Stamp Collection From Pre WWI

"Also, in my opinion any stamps after 1945 are likely not worth much, and the converse is generally true. so the older the better. in general"
Older in general is better, but outside of the US, there are plenty of post 1945 stamps that are worth if they are mint.

I am going to disagree vehemently with this. There is a LOT of immediate post-WWII material that is incredibly pricey, especially European material. In fact, when examining collections, I usually check the material from 1940-1960 just as closely as the 19th-century material, as the former is usually in much better condition than the latter and there are plenty of sleeper sets.

Anyone glossing over non-U.S. material from the 1940s-50s is potentially making a ginormous mistake.

Wise words, I am going through an old world album and some of the 50's/60's gear is attractive and in great condition.!

That validates my own suspicions- there seems to be a lot of interesting material post WW II- and yet, it seems to garner not much general attention among collectors.

Another reason to expand a "classic" WW collection at least up to 1950.

I know no one is waiting with baited breath or anything ... but I tried again to meet up with my neighbor and see his collection/etc, but thus far no dice. I'm thinking he's lost interest in showing it to me for purchase. Anyways, thanks again for the informative thread ... I appreciate it regardless :)

Personally, I like stamps. That being said; I buy a lot of them. Sometimes I buy 44 from on e seller like today, to replace some used post 1940 commems. But earlier this week I won a lot of 2700+ worldwide used and mnh for 30 bucks. Granted I am still,(and will be for a while) going through it, but I have already found several items that are iteresting enough to me that the purchase was worth it. Over 100 mint Carribeans, means I just started a new collection, Or I'll have something to list for sale. LOL
I guess Im not much help here. I just like buying stamps.
:)