Collection Of Approx 1850-1950 French, Italian Stamps

Hi i've inherited a fair few collections of stamps apparently quite rare and semi valuable but I have albums to value for insurance if anyone could help! one book is 70 pages but I cannot upload here as it has to be under 300kb and the pictures will distort if I convert them. No way I have the time to go through each stamp individually so ill make a link to image bank.
Wait why is google drive not allowed?? :( is there any image sharing site allowed?


Thank you! :)

here is a few of the 70 pages

First there is an image optimizer that you can use to reduce the size of your photo. It can be found when you are in full reply. I have not had a problem with loss of clarity. Second, do you know the source of the stamps. Did the collector buy them from a reputable dealer. Many of the early Italian state stamps (e.g. Modena) are known to have been forged. Overprints are also often forged. It can be a minefield out there.

Hi Will, yes the source is good and authentic my nana collected for 40+ years and was a big part of the society here in NZ. Thank you for your reply :)

You seem to have something quite nice, but my question is why pay insurance premium? You are in the stamps really right and can enjoy trying to determine that they are the real deal or not. It should give you plenty of time to think how you wish to proceed. Should you have the difficult circumstance to have a covered insurance loss you would first have to determine what amount might be covered (most policies have internal limits) and then still support their value for the adjuster that might be involved. Glad you posted the pictures, they sure look nice and worth exploring. Welcome to the community where you can get lots of information.

Just out of curiosity, where are you located?

New Zealand, actually i've decided to go through and sell the valuable ones as im not working at the moment. If anyone could recommend where a good place to sell is would be fantastic :)