Any Stamp collectors ?

[Bigpineguy Retired]

I am not a collector , but I found a bunch of stamps with the envelope that had the coins, they are all in , what I think , is mint shape, unused...

there is pretty much every stamp from 1929 - 1960 or 70...also , a bunch of "block" prints with serial numbers...here are just a couple that I took pictures of:

1410614107

[Terryl]

Well they might be worth something, take a look at this site, for more info on what you have..


http://values.hobbizine.com/stamps/index.html

[Terryl]

And your photos are up-side-down.

Stamps are listed by what is called a "Scott" number,

The first set "US Postage Centenary" 3 cent, is a Scott #947, 1 piece price is about 25 cents.

The second set "The American Bankers Association" 3 cent, is a Scott #987, 1 piece price is about 30 cents.


The more valuable stamps are the earlier ones, say around 1847 to 1890, a Scott #1, the first stamp is a Franklin 5 cent stamp, unused it can go for about $2500, there are others that are even higher, a 1 cent 1851 blue Franklin type 1b can go for $9500.

So you can see that the older the stamp the more $$$ it may be worth.

[Bigpineguy Retired]

I went through that entire site....I have every single stamp they have listed...but here's something else that I found:



http://brucemacdonaldstamps.com/1940topresentusstamps.aspx?size=200

[Terryl]

Ya that will work too, I would go down to a book store and get a Brookman stamp guide, or go to brookmanstamp.com they have the best listing and a better pricing guide.

Some sites will undervalue some stamps to get them at a bargain price.

[grey1]

Yeah, after you're done looking all over the net for prices,
take a trip to ebay for a wake up call.
You really need a high grade stamp to get top dollar
As suggested b4, Brookman is probably your best overall price guide
You will find several (Brookmans) from last year on ebay for a good price
I literally have over a million stamps here that I just finished inventory on
and getting ready to sell myself.
You will get good prices on your plate blocks if centering is good
I wish you well friend.