Attention Stampcollectors! Stamp Valuation Advice

radderfire · 19 Jan 2009 at 01:21

A relative has given me a large number of old stamps, and I want to get them sold. I will probably put them up for auction on ebay, but I don't want to let anything valuable to be sold off on the cheap :rolleyes:

!! Here's the first one:

I know it's French and from 1965!! Would anyone have any advice about where I can ask for stamp valuations?

If there are any stamp collectors here interested, I'll keep the thread updated with more of the stamps once I have pics up ...

Rgds :cool:

Ross1234 · 19 Jan 2009 at 01:23

Its a stamp, so around 0.0001p?

Only joking

I have loads of old stamps, cant remember where I got them.

radderfire · 19 Jan 2009 at 01:24

I've got loads of the things ... I'm hoping there's going to be some value in there somewhere :eek:

Rgds

crunchee · 19 Jan 2009 at 01:28

Wow, i thought they collected usused stamps, but used? Have never understood this hobby, and it has just got even worse.

Ross1234 · 19 Jan 2009 at 01:29

crunchee said:
Wow, i thought they collected usused stamps, but used? Have never understood this hobby, and it has just got even worse.

No, they collect used ones. You need the postage stamp on it.

arknor · 19 Jan 2009 at 01:31

really? i thought the whole point in collecting stamps is that they are kept in pristine condition and never used?

Ross1234 · 19 Jan 2009 at 01:32

arknor said:
really? i thought the whole point in collecting stamps is that they are kept in pristine condition and never used?

I'm no expert but i didn't think that

radderfire · 19 Jan 2009 at 01:36

Here's the second one guys, don't get over excited now :eek:

Am I in the money yet?

Rgds

radderfire · 19 Jan 2009 at 01:53

... and here's a Brazilian :eek:

Rgds

radderfire · 19 Jan 2009 at 17:31

... and some Finnish ones from 1964 ... there must be at least one stamp collector on the forum

Rgds

mjt · 19 Jan 2009 at 17:32

arknor said:
really? i thought the whole point in collecting stamps is that they are kept in pristine condition and never used?

that would be ridiculously difficult to collect though wouldn't it?
you collect far more stamps by keeping the ones that are sent to you from around the world..

rsatd · 19 Jan 2009 at 17:38

Can we keep email stamps?

radderfire · 19 Jan 2009 at 17:41

Stamp 5 - Which King is this please? I don't know why but I reckon this one could have some value :cool:

john_lickman · 19 Jan 2009 at 17:47

radderfire said:
A relative has given me a large number of old stamps, and I want to get them sold. ... Would anyone have any advice about where I can ask for stamp valuations?

I inherited a large stamp collection from my Father. We got it valued by these people.

http://www.stanleygibbons.com/

Beware, most stamps sell for about 25% of the "valuation", these days probably even less.

radderfire · 19 Jan 2009 at 17:53

Thanks for the link :cool:

Rgds

HeadlessChicken · 19 Jan 2009 at 18:11

Not a collector myself, but my step-dad is, and I've been popping round recently to help him with his new found Ebay addiction with them

Stanley Gibbons I believe is the name of the book / peeps you need to price them

And from what I have picked up, used doesn't always mean worthless, but usually well de-value them. Good luck

*edit, just seen the post above

Never mind

pingwing · 19 Jan 2009 at 18:19

/quote the simpsons

"stamp collectiion, HA-HA"

/end quote

radderfire · 19 Jan 2009 at 18:19

HeadlessChicken said:
Not a collector myself, but my step-dad is, and I've been popping round recently to help him with his new found Ebay addiction with them

At some point these will probably end up on ebay, so if you want to point him in the direction of this thread, feel free

Rgds

titchard · 19 Jan 2009 at 18:23

if your relative was really into stamps that much surely he would have cut them out with scissors than the crazy tearing of the envelopes I see above!

Rich

radderfire · 19 Jan 2009 at 18:26

titchard said:
if your relative was really into stamps that much surely he would have cut them out with scissors than the crazy tearing of the envelopes I see above!

Rich

LOL you'd have thought so wouldn't you - they were young when they were collecting them though.

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