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Hello I Inherited Really Old Stamps And Need Some Help

 
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Posted 06/16/2024   04:51 am  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add Justinrd3089 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
I inherited super old stamps and been at it for a few years trying to find out more about them and the value. Hopefully I have found the place! Any info would be much appreciated!!! I have so much more than this. Please help me y'all!















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Posted 06/16/2024   06:27 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add centerstage98 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
What is your intention with the stamps? These are all very minimal value (basically, it's a nice place to start a collection). A Scott catalog or book about stamp collecting borrowed from the library will help you. And, there are a lot of online blogs, websites, etc. that can help.
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Posted 06/17/2024   12:09 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Philazilla to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
These are very common. As far as monetary value, you have less than $20 there.

That said, you have some nice stamps. I like your airmail stamps. that pair of 6c airmail stamps looks like the most monetary value - catalog price for them is $18 each. You'll never sell them for that much - maybe 10-20% of that Your oldest stamp is the 3c purple in your 1st image. It was printed in 1890. It catalogs for $20 as used. Your example has condition issues and would sell for much less.

Most of the stamps shown sell for pennies and are often sold in mixtures by weight. You have a couple others with catalog values of a couple dollars.
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Posted 06/17/2024   03:19 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add ZebraMan to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply

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I like your airmail stamps. that pair of 6c airmail stamps looks like the most monetary value - catalog price for them is $18 each. You'll never sell them for that much - maybe 10-20% of that
Your oldest stamp is the 3c purple in your 1st image. It was printed in 1890. It catalogs for $20 as used.

Which airmail pair, the C23? I see the catalog value as 25 cents per stamp.
And the 3 cent purple #221, my 2024 Scott has that at $9.00 (in VF condition, but this one looks like the perfs cut into the design at the top, making it possibly a grade 50 if no other faults, listed at $1.75 retail catalog value).
Not to be harsh, but the monetary value of everything shown is negligible. A nice souvenir of someone's hobby, but not even worth donating to a thrift shop.
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Posted 06/17/2024   08:38 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Philazilla to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Zebraman, you are right. I had the values wrong - still a few bucks of catalog value. This group of stamps is a good start to learning about US stamps, but I agree there is negligible value. They are definitely worth donating to a thrift shop. They could probably get $10 from an impulse buy. Or keep them and learn more about stamps or pass on to an interested friend or family member.
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