Inherited Stamp Collection - Ignorant About Stamps. Help!

inherited about 10 albums of Victoria and assorted US and World stamps from my brother. How best to get appraised?

Victoria album pages attached here

I don't know much about non USA stamps, but I do see some definite higher value stamps in the first scan. For instance the three "penny blacks" and that nice block of 4 penny reds. Good luck, looks to me like you inherited some decent stamps!

Thank you…another page of different album

Condition is everything. The 3 Penny Blacks look like they are cut close and don't appear to have 4 margins. They won't come close to catalog value unless the Maltese Cross cancel on them is a special one (e.g., numbered).

On the other hand, stamps in your last scan should have very good value. I suspect that your brother may have deliberately put those aside into that stockpage, as it clearly contains a lot of premium stamps. For example, the 3 octagonal Vickies (two 6p and a 1sh) will have good value because they are not "cut-to-shape". If the 6p is unused and with no faults, it should easily fetch a few US$1000. Even the 2 used ones will fetch several US$100 because they have very good to exceptional margins. I also see what appears to be two 2d blues in the second row -- those will be worth more than the Penny Blacks.

You should consider carrying on your brother's collection, as he does have some nice stamps.

If you want a better analysis, please show groups of 4-6 stamps per pic, and also please rotate them so the stamp appear upright. When the stamps aren't upright, some of us won't put in the extra time to look through the stamps as carefully. Condition is everything and some varieties/premiums can only been determined from the details (which cannot be seen if you do a large group picture).

I hope you will seriously consider learning more about stamps and build up on the collection your brother left you.

Thank you for the invaluable feedback. Very much appreciate it. Will start to post blocks of 4-6 stamps...

loose penny black….there's about 50 of these..

Scans are preferable. Pics tend to be blurry. No way to plate the stamps or see the details. On the Penny Blacks, we'll ignore plate varieties as those require a good scan. But in general, you want no faults with 4 clear white margins. The D-E position you showed has NO margins, so this will basically be under 10% of catalog value. However, some of the Maltese Cross cancels have value based on color and post office. In general, the colored cancels are worth slightly to considerably more (depending on color). Look for a number at the center of the Maltese Cross (if there, also a premium). On Penny Blacks, it turns out town cancels are a premium because of the predominance of black Maltese Cross cancels. If you want to get into this, you should consider getting the Stanley Gibbons Great Britain Specialized catalog volume 1, which covers the Queen Victoria era.

I'll be tied down until Monday, but I'll try to check in on this thread when I can.

Thanks, Again - very much appreciated

this one seems to have no cancellation..

What about those four Penny Reds, on the first scan? Are they an intact block - ie, the stamps are still joined to one another?

Yes, they are

Any chance of a close-up? The could be worth something, but it's hard to tell in the scan.

very nice stuff - definitely post some better scans right side up. I love looking at those

Your GB Queen Victoria stamps could be worth anything from a few tens of pounds to a few thousands of pounds... from your photo it cannot be assessed.
The seven pages of Queen Victoria halfpenny orange stamps are worth more for the postmarks than the actual stamps. A nice collection of postmarks are there anyway.
Your Queen Victoria embossed issues (the hexagonals) are most likely, given the big margins, from postal stationery which would make a difference of several hundreds of pounds... again the photo does not help identify.
The Penny Blacks need to be scanned or photographed separately as again the photo uploaded cannot do justice to them...condition is everything.

If you upload, then do just a few at a time. Separate the countries and get a specific ID or evaluation from forum members who specialize in those countries.
A very interesting collection but needs to be assessed from better scans of photos.

You inherited an interesting collection! There is possible value in the collection depending on the condition and some of the cancelations. However, as KHJ mentioned above - this would be the start of quite a fascinating journey into stamp collecting! Although it may appear on the surface that many of these stamps are duplicated, a study into the cancellations is a journey into the history of the British empire of the 1800's.

Thanks, all for the great advice.