Share Your Ugliest Stamps And Why!

A few words about defining what an ugly stamp is. With mint stamps, only the design contributes to the ugliness but with used speciments, the cancellation can generate all of the problems.
As a matter of curiosity, what is the relative value of the two injured kangaroos pictured above?
How does this value compare to a collection of a thousand defferent animal stamps of all sizes?
I need experience determining the value of common and unusual lots or mixtures.
What are the most common stamps in the entire world? What is the value of 10,000? 100,000? How does the value of each lot compare to the cost of shipping half way around the globe?
Lizardly;
halflizard

Anything too dumb to say should be repeated at least twice.

Personally, I didn't feel comfortable judging lot
values until about 4 years of attending auctions,
you gradually get a feel for value as time marches.

Things still baffle, minisheets can be floorsweepings
or extremely expensive, nothing beats country knowledge,
at our last stamp meeting, there was a discussion
about the rise in price of "phossick boxes" v the price
of classic singular items.
It was the consensus that a lot of collectors still like
the adventure of rooting through boxes of jetsam
in the quest for the unusual (to them).

I have given up bidding for the "allsorts" boxes, they are way too expensive, I have found the joy of "circuit sheets" they seem
to have the best value locally now.

Yes Rod I very much agree! 5 years ago was the last box of stamps I won at auction and landed some out standing KGVs. I gave up bidding on them 3 years ago. The price v risk has become to great. I very much miss them. Even stock book buys are getting a bit out there. I think a lot of the good material is not being sent to auction at the present time. Hopefully as the world recovers from recent trends more good material will come on offer and prices will stay the same but quality will increase.

(in reference to Rod's weird Slovenia stamp)

Yikes!

I gotta stop looking at this forum early AM

This has got to be the ugliest bundle of stamps I ever have had!
It is going to take some time to salvage this lot.

It is a shame the corner is torn on an otherwise beautiful stamp.

Kirk.
They are used but I would think that a lot of gum is on them.
In the same lot was another bundle from the same issue in normal condition.
Yes!I am hoping very much that they will self straighten with a good soak. KGV

Russ! That is one ugly stamp. I have some favorites in that condition. KGV

I won't repeat it all, just go to this link to a previous post I made about an ugly stamp from Portugal:

https://goscf.com/t/10452

John,
soak for 20 mins,
lay on a clean tea towel and pat dry
place between a clean piece of A4 and a freezer bag
place in a book for 3 days
and they will be as flat as witch's knocker.

This is one of my ugliest overprints, but also the best example of this stamp at present.

wt1!

That stamp is a really good ugly. KGV

It is so nice on SCF.
So many people want to help with there info.
Many a mistake has not happened because we have shared on SCF.
Happy stamping. KGV

Hi! peterethio.
I really injoy the uglies.
They are so beautiful in there own way. KGV

A thread where Tony Mac gets spoilt with choice!