To Remove Or Not To Remove?

Since you have only 9 pages, just photo the entire pages, 9 photos in total. Post them, and then we'll check and maybe tell you to show us a more close picture of one or two stamps. You've shown a skill to show us one or two stamps, a whole page should be easy. Just try to make it flat. Good luck.

I know that some are not stamps but cut squares or postage. But these are the same pictures that the person saw and made the offer on multiple times. I don't in fact know what they are worth. But from reading a few of the other posts under the same forum topic (I inherited some stamps), and by going by what was told to the other people who posted pics of some similar stamps, it appears that most wouldn't be worth much more then $1.

I also had a question about this stamp since my eyes are terrible. What number do all of you see on it? 071?

My fault. That last pic was the wrong one.

170?

The only one I can see that "may" have some value is the 2 cent revenue in the top row of your third posted page. Why don't you pull that one out and scan front and back for us. Otherwise, I would happily take the $300!

The first of the Penny Reds does not have a plate number. The bottom one is from plate 170 and is sulphurised.

Could his buyer be eyeing the 1 1/4M Germania stamp? believing it to be the rare Quatrefoils watermark? It would account for the $300 offer.

If so, I believe they would have taken it out, flipped it over, soaked or examined closely with a bright light, then carefully put back. The OP would have noticed this examination.

It may be someone spotted a rare cancellation, or someone thinking he is seeing a French 1F Prussian Blue.

I hope that the pictures are sufficient. I currently do not have a scanner to scan it with. I appreciate the information that you've shared and will look into it. In the meantime, just wanted to share a picture of a stamp book I helped my grandmother decorate when I was a child. I think it's a good place for some of the stamps that some of you are so eager to see out of circulation. Please note, she only used stamps that were damaged to do this with and it has been some years since it was made, therefore there's some extra wear and tear around the edges.

Maybe the would-be buyer saw the Uckfield cancellation, and misread it.

The stamp book's nicely done. The Cuban stamp has an image of the young Alfonso XIII, who grew up to run his own film company in Barcelona. Of the forty-plus films he produced only three survive, the rest having been destroyed on the orders of Franco.

So my recommendation remains the same … get back to the person that offered you $300 and happily accept that.

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Thanks, sounds like I should take it then. I do have one more question about the stamp above. While looking into similar stamps, I haven't been able to find anything about one made with blue paper. It appears to have been cut out and then glued to the lighter blue envelope that it's still stuck too. I doubt the color from the envelope bled onto it since the stamp is a darker blue and is still stuck to the envelope. Does anyone have any information on what it is exactly? Im just a little curious since I've been trying to find something similar since I started looking into them but haven't found anything close. I'm sure someone here will know much more about it or at least be able to point me in the right direction as to where I can find the information myself. You all have been such a big help. I do appreciate all of you and the time you spent responding back. All the information you've shared has been super helpful.

It looks like your picture has cut off the bottom of the stamp. Much better to show us the entire thing, as this one is complete in your 9 photos above.

Colors do bleed through, quite often. This one has a very rough look to it, probably real, but may be a forgery? It could be a postal stationery cut out placed on a real envelope. I'm not an expert in this area.

In any case, I wouldn't spend too much effort on this damaged stamp.