Inherited Collections..is Anything Worth Selling?

Hello guys

I'm new here and sorry if this topic is not at the right place. Still trying to find my way around here.
I got 3 stamp books as my grandad sadly passed away earlier this year. I did not know what to do with them for months they were just in the back of my car. Now time has come and I just want to know if there is anything in there worthy or should I just sell the whole book for a tenner on ebay. Please if you don't mind have a look at this folder and tell me what you think. Thanks in advance.
https://drive.google.com/folderview...&usp=sharing

edited. 2nd book: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B...kN3ktci1DelU

3rd book: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B...3X2VLaU0zZHc

This is the second book it is a Channel Islands stamp album. I would say about 70% full.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B...kN3ktci1DelU

Hi Danielle, welcome to the forum and very sorry about your granddad!
Very hard to tell anything because of the size of the pictures. I am not familiar with Durham and do not know how large it is or if m it is close to a larger city. But being European myself you should not be to far away from a (local) stampclub. I would try to find one, because some of the stamps look at least a bit promising! At a stampclub they can give you an honest answer; a dealer is usually way to low. Nope this helps,

Peter

The Channel Islands album is well presented, but contains material that is widely available. The album and pages are worth nearly as much as the stamps that are mounted within, and it appears to end around 1975, so substantial work would remain for anyone seeking "completeness". A budding specialist may want it as a starting point. An album of this sort usually sells on ebay in the £200 to £400 range. Achieving the upper end will require you to prepare clear, close upright images of all pages, plus the album exterior, so the buyer can see everything that is included.

The first link of worldwide material appears unimpressive as most of it is canceled-to-order (non genuinely used in the post) items produced for the collectors market. It would sell for about a penny per stamp, wholesale, or 10p per stamp on ebay if you are lucky. Wait for a few specialists to chime in, though, in case you have a gem that is hidden (unlikely).

Thanks for the info Petert4522 and cjpalermo1964. I wanted to take it to a valuer but just has not got the time so far.
Cjpalermo the first album filled with stamps around the world - many of them have stamps on them, I would say most of them - but I believe the photos are not close enough. With this amount I just did not want to take a photo of them individually :)
I managed to upload all the photos of the third album as well, this is I think another common album, the Windsor loose leaf album for stamps of Great Britain (Volume 1 1840-1970)
Link: https://drive.google.com/folderview...&usp=sharing

The Windsor album is lovely, a good-quality binder and page set, which can be extended by another collector, at some cost of course since the page coverage ends at 1970 or close to there. I started my own GB collection by buying such an item on ebay and continuing it. So this definitely will sell. The 4-margin Penny Black is good to see, but has a heavy cancel and the rest of the Victoria coverage is obviously sparse with not a lot of high value items in it. Of the earlier material, the high values at number SG476 et al. are good to see. The modern error (1966 Christmas issue with T missing in the artist's name) is well known but widely available, a £15-20 item. An album of this sort usually sells on ebay in the £400 to £600 range with the most of the value in the Penny Black and the pre-QEII issues. The QEII issues command little in the secondary market. Expect a dealer to pay you 60% to 70% less than that, then turn around and sell it in their own store or online.

For GB and Channel Islands, your grandad bought high-quality albums, so congratulations on that, but focused on less costly modern material and the resale value will be affected by that. He did not pursue the most costly QV issues.

The first book has nothing of value but agree with CJ that both the second and third books are presented very nicely and have significant value likely in the range he has suggested. You're quite fortunate as many inherited collections have minimal value. In book 2 it will be important to know if any of the stamps have been previously hinged or if all are never hinged. Good material in book 2 with lots of the high denominations but relatively easy to find in the marketplace. Book three needs a Victoria era specialist to evaluate the 19th century stamps. I do note some better stamps from the KGVI era as well. Condition will be critical to the value for most of book three.

In total worth much, much more than a tenner.

Hi Danielle23 and welcome to the forum!

My condolences on the passing of your grandfather.

I do not collect these stamps so I can't comment on their market value except that I agree with Shermae that the collection is worth more than a tenner.

It appears to me that your grandfather took pride in his collection. As CJ said, it would be a good collection to be extended by another collector. Perhaps you or someone else in your family would like to continue his legacy for another generation? There are a lot of people on this forum that would be more than happy to help you get started.

You might be surprised how interesting stamps can be. Maybe you will also get an insight into grandfather's appreciation of these little works of art we all collect here.

Dan

Danielle

The GB material looks the best bet. I'd be surprised if you could get more than £50 for the Channel Islands material, which is readily and cheaply available.

Geoff

Danielle

I don't know if you have experience selling on ebay. If not go to a dealer. Figure out the cost to get there and how you will get for the collection. From what I had read here and what I saw it's not a fortune to plan retirement. Just little money. This link may help you. Daniel

https://www.yell.com/s/stamp+d...england.html

Danielle

Corbitts in Newcastle is probably the simplest bet if you want to contact a dealer.

http://www.corbitts.com/

Geoff

Newcastle, now that's a great beer!

Brown Ale or Amber?

Notice that many of the Queen Elizabeth pictorial stamps appear twice on the pages. One of each will be 'normal', the other 'phosphor', with thin, dull bands on the surface which you can see by titling to the light. These early phosphor pictorials are worth a bit of money - not a fortune, but certainly several tenners for the lot assuming condition is pristine.

If it were me, and I wanted to sell, I would list it on ebay with a link to all those photos. On the other hand, I don't think I would sell it.