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New to STAMPS via Moms Collection...
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New to STAMPS via Moms Collection...
Jun 26, 2012 09:51 AM
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Hello Everyone 
I've been holding on to my mothers stamp collection for over 25 years. She recently gave me the ok to sell it on ebay at the best possible value. I'm assuming when i can't find the same stamp selling on ebay, I could get help from the ebay stamp community
There are thousands of stamps in this collection and I was completely overwhelmed with this task, especially since I know nothing about stamp history and value. Aside from several envelopes there's also a Crown World Stamp Album from the 1960's...I figured I would start there, and I am starting with Bulgaria.
I've attached some photos of the collection and 1/3 of photos for Bulgaria. Any interest in this collection or help identifying would be greatly appreciate.
Thank You in Advance -
          
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Re: New to STAMPS via Moms Collection...
Jun 26, 2012 06:52 PM
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There are plenty of people here willing to help when you need it, just ask specific questions. The only thing I see of value in your pictures are the Dennison stamp hinges. They are much sought after and bring $15-20 a pack on Ebay.
Stamps that I can see are all common and have very little value.
The world of Stamps
The world A-Z
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Re: New to STAMPS via Moms Collection...
Jun 26, 2012 08:14 PM
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Sorry ----nothing of value and especially the open packet of hinges,its unsanity .
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Re: New to STAMPS via Moms Collection...
Jun 27, 2012 06:48 AM
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Nothing of Value? Wow, I just wasted several days 
guess I should just toss them besides the hinges.
Thanks
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Re: New to STAMPS via Moms Collection...
Jun 27, 2012 06:57 AM
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Pass the stamps to the Veterans Stamp Club in Arizona (google this), or I can give you the names of a few kid's stamp clubs that
might be interested in those stamps.
Don't know the meaning of unsanity, must be in the Chicago dictionary.
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Re: New to STAMPS via Moms Collection...
Jun 27, 2012 07:03 AM
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Is there a directory of stamps WITH value rather? thanks in adnvance-
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Re: New to STAMPS via Moms Collection...
Jun 27, 2012 07:26 AM
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Ignore the comments of Stamps12345.
If you were to list those on Ebay with the pictures you have provided, you would probably get somewhere in the region of $20-$40. If you were to include another 20-30 random pictures from the album, just pictures of the whole pages, not individual stamps, chances are you may even see higher than that.
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Re: New to STAMPS via Moms Collection...
Jun 27, 2012 07:56 AM
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Thank You Cobbie10,
That gives me some hope. There are hundreds of these pages and thousands of stamps. As mentioned, this is only a small fraction of Bulgaria and the book has every country...Including some loose ones in envelopes.
How should I sell the ones hinged in the book? remove them? Photographing the entire book would take days if not a week or two. And would include hundreds of photos..(Looking up at a huge mountain)
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Re: New to STAMPS via Moms Collection...
Jun 27, 2012 08:33 AM
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Leave them in the book, do not remove them. You will find that people pay more for stamps when they are in albums like that than if they were loose.
If you have an account with Photobucket you can host the images there and then link to them in your ebay listing, that way you can take 50-100 pictures and have them in your auction. The way you have taken the picture of the book is fine for the listings, you can go through and pick the pages with the most stamps, photograph them like that and use them in the auction.
Check out this auction of mine that I sold last week- 110900069019 - you can see how I take my pictures on the larger lots. No need to be precise, just make sure you get an overal shot of what is on the page.
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Re: New to STAMPS via Moms Collection...
Jun 27, 2012 10:13 AM
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Thank You Agian!! truely some helpful tips! I appreciate your knowledge and experience to be able to post some of them at a BUY IT NOW price...Time to start photographing
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Re: New to STAMPS via Moms Collection...
Jul 18, 2012 01:27 PM
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I've seen several sellers use this abreveation MNH? what is this please?
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Re: New to STAMPS via Moms Collection...
Jul 18, 2012 01:46 PM
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MNH - Mint, Never Hinged. I.E. the stamp is in the same condition it would be if you had just purchased it from the post office, full gum with nothing adhered to the back.
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Re: New to STAMPS via Moms Collection...
Jul 18, 2012 01:47 PM
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Please help ID this Canada Stamp...Location or title?
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Re: New to STAMPS via Moms Collection...
Jul 18, 2012 01:49 PM
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Jul 18, 2012 01:50 PM
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Just a bit of advice on the stamps you have listed, the 32c plane stamp is worth just that - 32c. The purple heart forever stamp - 45c, the G rate if it has gum, 32c. The other two are in such poor condition, if they were mine they would have gone straight in the bin, but that's just me
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Re: New to STAMPS via Moms Collection...
Jul 18, 2012 01:51 PM
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Thank You Cobbie
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Re: New to STAMPS via Moms Collection...
Jul 18, 2012 01:52 PM
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crap! really? oh man this sucks
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Jul 18, 2012 01:59 PM
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Unfortunately any US, unused from the past 60 or so years, is only worth at most face value. There is the odd value that is worth a little more, but very few. Most dealers buy in mint US at around 65-75% of face value and use it on their shipping.
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Re: New to STAMPS via Moms Collection...
Jul 18, 2012 02:03 PM
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apologies for the stupid questions.... Is there more vallue to stamps Used or Unused?
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Re: New to STAMPS via Moms Collection...
Jul 18, 2012 02:09 PM
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That can depend on what country / era etc. As a general rule unused are worth more, however there are circumstances where stamps can be more scarce used, again all depends on the country and era.
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Re: New to STAMPS via Moms Collection...
Jul 18, 2012 02:18 PM
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You always make me feel better about doing this...Thank you so much for your understanding and patients with me.
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Re: New to STAMPS via Moms Collection...
Jul 18, 2012 02:26 PM
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Is this worth posting as an auction?
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Re: New to STAMPS via Moms Collection...
Jul 18, 2012 02:32 PM
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No, they are just sheets of labels that were issued by various charitable funds to be stuck to envelopes, usually to the flaps to help stick them down, or just to decorate the envelopes. If you happen to have bundles and bundles of them they can sometimes fetch a few dollars, but generally speaking, they're not worth the bother.
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Re: New to STAMPS via Moms Collection...
Jul 18, 2012 02:32 PM
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Or this...
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