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Value Of Canadian Stamps?

 
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Posted 01/31/2016   6:53 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add cantrips to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
I inherited a stamp collection from my grandfather, and I'm trying to sell it off. Was hoping someone here could let me know what the following stamps are worth?

Thanks in advance.

















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Posted 01/31/2016   7:08 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Stuart MacNeil to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but... all those stamps are common and the condition of them is not great. If you don't collect stamps and have no interest in becoming a collector you should donate them to a local stamp club.
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Posted 01/31/2016   7:10 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add cantrips to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
No worries, thanks for letting me know. I still have several dozen envelopes to go through. Will post more photos as I go. I'm done for today I think...
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Posted 01/31/2016   7:13 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add oldguy to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Well, the bad news is you are not going to get rich off the sale. The first stamp looks like a Scott's 37 Small Queens, altho you don't provide any perspective so it could be a Scott's 41 Large Queen. Neither will get you a retirement income. The #37 is listed at $1.25 while the #41 is listed at .30 cents. NOTE: this item appears to have a hole in the upper left corner of the stamp, which if true would eliminate any value for the stamp.

The rest of the items shown are of nominal value individually and collectively. Sorry,... I wish I could give you better news. Thank you for sharing and asking!
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Posted 01/31/2016   7:51 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add XNBer to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
I agree with previous assessments.
You can save yourself a lot of time and effort by:
Getting a Unitrade Catalog to look up the value of your stamps. (Some Canada Post outlets have them for sale in the $40 range)
Check your local library's reference section
Hobby, Stamp and/or coin shops
The CV (Catalog Value) of most stamps in Unitrade changes little from year-to-year; so, a recent book is not necessary.
The price listed Is a bench-mark of sorts and reflects what you might expect to pay a dealer for a stamp.....NOT what a dealer will pay you for a stamp.
What prices collectors work with is usually half of CV +/- depending on condition and/or the collectors involved in the negotiations.
I suggest buying a recent catalog (for about $10) from a stamp collector or borrow this year's edition.
I would send you one for free; but Canada Post would charge me at least $15 and that's beyond my generosity level.

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Posted 01/31/2016   8:07 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Kingstonstamper to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
This is what you want to look for nice crisp stamps .
If you want to sell any I collect Canada.

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Posted 01/31/2016   8:17 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add area66 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Since I see a Georges 2 cents, actually I'm looking for a better centred version to replace this Georges 2 cents version ( top left stamp )





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Edited by area66 - 01/31/2016 8:19 pm
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Posted 01/31/2016   8:39 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Kingstonstamper to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Gorge was a little to the left

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Posted 01/31/2016   8:45 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Kingstonstamper to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
You can join this for free and look them up its pretty easy.http://www.stampworld.com/
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Posted 01/31/2016   8:55 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add area66 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
I means I Georges with mold in the forehead

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