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2 Cent George Washington Stamp Help For Newbie

 
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Posted 01/07/2023   10:43 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add cosmo1717 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
Very excited to join this stamp community. I have sold my family comic books, baseball cards, coins and now reviewing stamps from the Estate. I have done research but still have no clue on identification. I have about 1000 similar stamps that have been in the family attic since day 1. Thanks for any advice.

PS - I hope I uploaded image correctly as I am new and trying to figure out.

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Posted 01/08/2023   12:31 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add classic_paper to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
First thing I'd say, is these would probably be more valuable economically and philatelically, if they were all still on complete cover (not cut out or removed from the envelope or postcard). At least a few still have the cancel. Lots of members here are much better versed in classic US that I am, but looks like you have:
Top left design could be Scott #406
Top right design probably #319
Fourth down left column maybe #413

None of them are worth more than a few dollars (if that) unless they turn out to be some variant of color or perforation. Again, don't take my identification as gospel, but at least you have a place to start researching.
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Identifying comic books, baseball cards, and coins is far easier than stamps. There are too many subtle look-a-like varieties in the stamp world

You state your goal is to sell the accumulation rather than take up the hobby, then I would recommend NOT getting very deep into the weeds. One can spend a lifetime enjoying the hobby and never get close to all the details. The value of your time is far greater than the effort to pin down an exact ID for each stamp. I do not know what online or in-person venue you used to sell your other collectibles, but from seeing your sample post, I would recommend selling your accumulation as a bulk lot or give it to a beginner.

The stamps you show are not collectively worth the cost of a new stamp to mail them to a buyer. From dealing with your other collectibles, you will understand the theme of "Antiques Roadshow" that everything is condition, condition, condition. The damage to each of the ten stamps at the bottom of your image makes them virtually worthless.
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Posted 01/08/2023   1:44 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add cosmo1717 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
I just wanted to thank everyone for their recent comments/advice. Very much appreciated!

Calvin...
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