Old Stamps Looking For Expert Opinion And Pricing

Hello all

so I've had this collection for over 30 years, im not a stamp collector and I know very little on the subject,

this book was my grandmothers and was passed on to me, and im wondering if its of any value in the market and if so, where is the best place to sell them. most are dated from 1930's to 1950's

thanks













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Hi Littlephoenix, and welcome to the forum. I believe most of these are Christmas seals and other cinderela's. The few stamps I spot ( about 15 of them? ) seem to be low value items.


Peter

thank you Peter, so its safe to say these are worth nothing? I checked online and found a few of them to be priced at $3 to $10
im not a stamp expert,,,but what are chrismtas seals adn cinderelas?
thanks for the reply.

The black stamps are German and has some value,they are called the "lost colonies " , also there are some interesting revenues. You need those looked over to give a real value.

Concerning the German "lost colonies" cinderellas: there are two different printings. The first printings are watermarked, and the second printings are unwatermarked. Also, you have 2 "spirit of Potsdam" labels...the two larger ones on the same page. These are tougher to find than the "yacht" labels.

Christmas Seals are stickers that many non-profit organizations send out with a request for a donation. the American Red Cross put out the first ones to help fund the fight against TB. You can learn more here: --> http://www.seal-society.org/

Christmas Seals fall into the category of "Charity Seals", which according to the SCF Glossary of Termsare: Stamplike labels that are distributed by a charity. They have no postal validity, although they are often affixed to envelopes. United States Christmas seals are one example. https://www.stampcommunity.org/dict...stamps_c.asp


Cinderella's are stickers that look like postage stamps, but are not. A cinderella stamp is "virtually anything resembling a postage stamp, but not issued for postal purposes by a government postal administration. According the SCF Glossary of Terms: A stamplike label that is not a postage stamp. Cinderellas include seals and bogus issues, as well as revenue stamps, local post issues and other similar items. https://www.stampcommunity.org/dict...stamps_c.asp

very interesting...thank you for all the feedback guys.
now would it be even worth it to sell this collection or should I keep it and pass it on to the next generation?
thanks again :)

Hi, littlephoenix and welcome. There is a separate forum here devoted to Cinderellas if you want to check it out: https://goscf.com/f/17.

FWIW, my own feeling is that I would rather hang onto something that belonged to my grandmother for sentimental reasons than to sell it for a few dollars.

Yes, be aware of the lost colonies set, I believe that's a full set, I see them go for $50-$100 the set, so not to be sneezed at. There are contemporary reprints/forgeries so either find someone knowledgeable or post decent-res scans here & we might be able to give an opinion.

thank you everyone for the help, I will be taking these to a near stamp collector and get a second opinion, but for the most part I think I learned alot from all of you so thank you very much.
I will post what the collector says and maybe it will help others.
thanks