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Some More Stamps I Found Any Good?

 
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Posted 10/01/2015   2:57 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add johnnygu to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
found this stamps I a stamp book
is it anything to have?















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Posted 10/01/2015   7:13 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add oldguy to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Rule of thumb: It there is an image placeholder for the stamp in your album, chances are the retail/actual value of the stamp will be nominal.
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Posted 10/02/2015   4:14 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add HungaryForStamps to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
If it adequately fills a space in your collection, then its good to have. If you are hoping to make some money on stamps, find another occupation.
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Posted 10/05/2015   2:33 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add chris2015 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
It is interesting how so many people really think they are going to strike it rich with any 'old' stamp they have. Is this the case with other collectibles?

Must be because the only publicity stamp collecting gets is when someone sells a stamp or a collection for several million dollars
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Posted 10/05/2015   2:58 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Jenny2U to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Part of the reason is that stamps are one of a very few collectibles (perhaps the only one?) that can have identical faces, but be worth between pennies and millions, depending on grill, perforation, watermark, etc.
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Posted 10/05/2015   3:03 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add shermae to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Sometimes I've seen small accumulations of packet material in very mixed condition on ebay where the seller has been told by family or friends that the stamps are very valuable. Rather than do research, the seller comes up with a number they feel they could live with if the lot sold without awareness of the true "value."

At times, these kinds of lots are offered in the thousands of dollars.
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Posted 10/05/2015   3:43 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Climber Steve to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
The 2 cent Libia may be worth checking out. I don't have my Scott Classic catalog handy as I write this. But I do know that some perf varieties of the set, where the 2 center is from, are more scarce and valuable. Can't determine, however, the condition of the stamp. Condition is usually a vital factor.
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Posted 10/05/2015   5:51 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add cjpalermo1964 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
We get these inquiries because stories of valuable gems found in unlikely locations are a recurring theme of the hobby, right through 2015. Don't forget that three blocks of rare Chinese stamps were discovered in a cigar box in an English attic in 2014, and sold immediately to a dealer for £79,000. The British Guiana magenta was found by accident, as were many of the Mauritius "Post Office" examples. So while it may be unlikely - it does happen. I'm not saying you should count on it, just that these stories, including recent ones, influence thinking and behavior.
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Posted 10/05/2015   6:32 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add sdtom to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply

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It is interesting how so many people really think they are going to strike it rich with any 'old' stamp they have. Is this the case with other collectibles?

Must be because the only publicity stamp collecting gets is when someone sells a stamp or a collection for several million dollars


That is why the lotteries thrive like they do. A pot of gold at the end of the rainbow
Tom
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Posted 10/05/2015   6:48 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add shermae to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Another example of a great "find" were the Swedish errors of color found inside a wall.
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