i dont know much about stamps so basically i wanted some info on some stamps my grandmother had collected... I dont know how conditions effect anything or just in general i know nothing. So point me in the right direction or just let me know anything. Thanks
My granddad used to collect stamps and he gave me his collections when he died. Basicly from what i understand, it's important for the stamps to be in good condition but used...by this i mean that the stamps should be franked. This means the rubber stamp the post offices uses ontop of the postage stamp, when the letter has been procesed. It gives you the country and city and the date it was processed. Sometimes the post office have limited addition stamps released, famous people, animals and busses for example these should be kept in mint condition i.e kept in the plastic sleave they come in and not used. If you are going to collect them yourself you should put them in an album, or plain book and check the paper ius acid free. You should also use stamp hinges to fix them into your books, these can be bought from hobby shops i suppose. Avoid using glue or selo tape to fix them in place as this can dammage them. flea markets are good places to look for stamps and also postcards with the stamps still there. You can steam the stamps off or soak them in warm water and the stamps will just slid off. Another tip os to go down the the library they offten have stamp collecting books which will give you a guid price for the stamps. Hope that helped you out.
I used to collect big time then I got into coins and had a coin shop when I was nineteen and what Black Thorn said is pretty right on. I might add a thin or two. The library is good for learning about conditions/grading, identification and a general idea of values. For real time values og to Eay, look up the stamp and then go to past sales to see what they acctually went for. Good Luck!
well can any give me a clue is to how good of condition mine are in and if you know the value or anything? Im kinda lazy... I've got more if youd like me to upload them but since im on 56k its hard to do anything.
your best bet is to dig in the yellow pages of your phone book. hire a stamp appraiser. I have 8 like...1000 page books, and 4 boxes FULL of stamps that are as old as my great great grandfather. I got them when my dad died, and i have absolutely no interest in them whatsoever. when i gather money, i'm going to have them appraised. I've heard that they may be worth more than $8000 at the least. i'm pretty psyched.
