Don is a lifelong stamp collector,a member of the American Philatelic Society and creator of the Stamp Collecting Round-Up (http://www.stampcollectingroundup.blogspot.com) which features additional philatelic news, links and resources.
Go to your local library and see if you can located a copy of Scott's Stamp Catalogue. It will tell you what various stamps are worth. It's unlikely you have anything very valuable, but you never know. (Jul 16, 2008 | post #64)
Ash - The stamps you mentioned are common US postage stamps and are probably only worth their face value to most serious collectors. BTW, you can still use them as postage. (Jul 7, 2008 | post #62)
At first glance you have some very valuable stamps. I would place them with an auction house. Here's a link to a list of auction houses around the United States.http://www. stampdomain.com/au ctionhouse2.htm Check with them to see what they they might fetch price wise. (Jul 1, 2008 | post #57)
Here's a link to a site that has information on the preservation and care of stamps. http://www.stamps. org/care/pcpm.htm Hope this helps. Let me know. (May 27, 2008 | post #51)
New Israel Minature Sheet Being Released
Perhaps the Jerusalem Post may have gotten the name wrong? That was the source for this story. (May 19, 2008 | post #2)
A quick check in my 2006 Scott catalog shows the 1981 Diana and Charles Royal wedding set (465-470 plus souvenir sheet 471)going for $11.05 new and used. (May 14, 2008 | post #47)
Help me please to value my stamps
For a listing of all undenominated stamps issued by the United States, go to http://alphabetila tely.com/g2.html (Apr 29, 2008 | post #111)
It really depends on what you're buying. If you want a good investment then I'd be purchasing United States stamps issued before 1920. These can be either mint or used as long as they are well-centered and fault free. Recent US and world stamps are fun to collect but are not a very good investment. I'd also suggest rather than buying $100 worth of stamps, buy one stamp that's worth $100. I know this may be difficult but you'll see a higher return on your investment 10, 20, 30 years down the road. (Apr 28, 2008 | post #2)
That's hard to say without knowing exactly what the stamp looks like and it's condition. Keep in mind that just because a stamp is old does not mean it is valuable. (Apr 17, 2008 | post #2)
The best way to store stamps is to have them in either glassine envelopes or better yet an album or stock book that has glassine interleaves. The glassine material protects them from humidity and moisture which can damage stamps and lower their value significantly. Both these are available on-line at the Subway Stamp Shop website (www.subwaystamp.c om). (Apr 12, 2008 | post #2)
There is no connection. That's why those gold and silver plated stamps are neither fish nor fowl. Neither traditional stamp collectors or jewelers have much of an interest in them. (Apr 12, 2008 | post #44)
The stamp you are referring to, Canada #85, catalogs for $37.50 in the 2008 Scott Catalogue. If it's never been hinged it catalogs for $62.50. Since it was issued in 1898, the gum condition would no doubt be poor. So yes...I would say it is worth something. (Apr 12, 2008 | post #43)
Help me please to value my stamps
It's really hard to say, Matt. Need more infor or better a picture of the stamps. You can e-mail me at donschilling@worldnet.att.net. (Apr 9, 2008 | post #106)
american stamps, are they worth anything pictures attached
Sounds like you received a nice selection of recent U.S. commemoratives on your package. Not worth very much in monetary value (Maybe a dollar or two). They would, however, be of imeasurable value in starting a U.S. stamp collection. (Mar 28, 2008 | post #2)
Unfortunately these sorts of stamps are not worth very much. They are sold to unsuspecting people as a good investment which they are not. I would say at the outside they are worth probably a dollar a piece. (Mar 25, 2008 | post #39)
