Question About Mint Stamps From Non-Stamp-Collector

Hi all, I am not a stamp person, I am hoping you can help answer a question.

I have a large quantity of mint, unused Australian domestic stamps, mostly small denominations (45 cents and under). I'm wondering if there is any way to "cash in" these unused stamps, I guess at Australia Post? I could of course simply use them as postage but I do not have that much to post and sending a parcel with $8-20 in stamps worth 30c to 45c is a real pain. I tried listing some on ebay at 90% of face value but surprisingly no-one was interested...

Thanks in advance for any tips!

In the UK, mint stamps valid for postage typically go for around 60% of face at auction, so you're probably setting your starting price too high. Attractiveness for postage is also affected by the denominations - lots of low-value stamps are a pain to use up. I don't believe that any postal authorities buy back their old stock!

Thanks for your reply. The 60% figure is interesting, considering stamps are like cash.

Except, of course, that stamps are not like cash ... hence, the 0.60 exchange rate.

Stamps carry a price denominated in money but, then, so does a bottle of aspirin.

Cheers,

/s/ ikeyPikey

Hi 9985,
Yes unfortunately your best option is postage if you want to utilize full value.
Are they in blocks, sheets, different issues?

If you can't sell them and don't want to use them then find a youth or club that can. Donate them and they will bring more value to you by giving.

Actually in US prisons stamps are exactly like cash (and used that way since prisoners have limits on holding real currency). So the solution is simple; commit a crime, go to prison, use up your extra stamps!
Don

That stamps are used as a medium of exchange does not require that stamps can be exchanged for cash at face value.

Cash is King; one would not expect, on a normal day, to be able to sell stamps at face value, even in prison.




http://prisonwriters.com/stamps-as-...y-in-prison/ ... exchanges rates vary with the class of custody

Cheers,

/s/ ikeyPikey

Have been listing no cancels with ebay auctions at 50% face res and realising as much as 80% face.

LOL ikey.

lol the old Mint with no gum (used but not cancelled) several great Australian Auction houses offer this material usually at 40% to 50% face. 100s of dollars worth.
Found by kiloware hunters and charity houses.

While yes very illegal if we Australians can save a buck we will do so.
Australia post have made it very hard with different gum types used and the removal and soaking of most issues becoming very difficult.

Don: let's hope that neither of us ever gets to find out for sure.

Hi Buddahboy! Good to see you posting.

All Australia self adhesives come off paper as easy as. The only difficult ones are found from the 55c era being Corrugated Landscapes, Not Just Deserts and Micro Monsters but all you have to do is increase the temperature of the soaking water.A bit of experimenting 1st and no worries.

Check out these Australia kiloware purchase prices. This mad man or women has been doing this for years.From Status Auctions




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