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The Scott Catalogs provide a value for each stamp. They can be found in libraries. Each year libraries replace the Scott Catalogs with new editions. I, sometimes, could buy these for about $13. ea.
I use EBays "Search for anything" every day. You can usually find several Sellers listing the same Item. This will give you a range of what the Sellers think the Item should sell for.
Find a local Stamp Club. Members are usually happy to provide guidance as to the value of a collection/accumulation.
On the surface, it sounds like your collection/accumulation could be saleable.
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Hi Sam,
I'll start by referring you to Bob Ingraham's wonderful review of your options. See: https://stamporama.com/articles/display_ ... (on Inheriting a collection).
We don't really have a sense of what you have yet: is it one album, multiple albums, no albums but loose stamps? Is it 20 FDCs or 1,000?
If you start by answering those questions, and maybe adding a scan or two of the main elements, folks here can ask more questions to get a better sense of things.
If there is a club in your city, arrange to go and visit with them. They might be able to help. My own local clubs does this: gives a quick idea of its marketability and value; we can also offer to auction material for the person and give a sense of what's likely to happen.
hope this helps, as a starting point.
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In what CA city are you.
The stamp club I belong to in San Francisco recycles old catalogs at very reasonable costs, and circulate a recent issue that members can check out, library like. So it may be a suggestion to attend a meeting or join a stamp club locally and see what ressources they share with their members.
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Thank you for your responses. Im actually in woodland ca. 2 hours east of san francisco. As for library, due to covid19 my home town library has been closed. And to be honest its a small library, i doubt theyd have it. But you never know. I have tried to contact multiple Stamp clubs in area and had planned to go to a stamp show in redwood city in January but i contracted covid that weekend. Ive emailed various stamp shops in area, which are limited these days it seems, with no luck or response. So desperately i joined this group. I figure groups and stamp clubs get emails and calls all the time from people that found or inherited or from perhaps more nefarious means and have no respect for stamps and just wanna see how much money they can get. Which could make stamp guys, and girls, hesitant to help sometimes. This what i assumed could be happening to me, as no one seems to return any of my messages. I assure you this isnt my story. I like the idea of helping someone finish a set or seeing a kid excited about getting a bunch of new stuff, like i did when i was a kid collecting comics or baseball cards. Any help anyone can get me id appreciate it so so much. Anyways. Thank you for your time
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Sacramento has a really good philatelic community. In fact, the big APS/ATA/AFDCS* stamp show -- The Great American Stamp Show -- will be held in Sacramento in August. But I understand from a member of another philatelic board I'm on that the local Sacramento stamp club meets every week or two.
If nobody here on this board is local to the Sacramento area, please feel free to contact me, and I'll try to put you in touch with him. Or, at the very least, I can suggest that you post on that board and ask there.
*American Philatelic Society, American Topical Association, & American First Day Cover Society
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Actually, Stamporama is a great venue for selling their collections. If you are talking U.S. and Canada, the value is in the stamps that are in the issues prior to 1930. I have no problem paying 20 percent or more of catalog value or more for pre 1930 stamps. Recently, a long time collector in our stamp club let me look through his Canada duplicates. I picked up a lot of 19th century stamps at 25% of cat value. Our club keeps current Scott catalogs.
Unfortunately, the value of most issues from 1930 to 2000 is mostly .05-.10 each. Hundreds of millions and in some cases, more than a billion of were printed. After 2000, both countries went to non water soluble adhesives. Collectors have no problem paying .20-.40 each for the scarcer issues off paper. There is a bit of work to get them off, though.
At any rate, look at the at the approval and auctions here on SOR. It would take a little effort, but it would be a low cost way to maximize the value.
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Thank you for your advice. I will think about what youve said
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So hi, im a new member and my name is sam. This is actually this first time ive ever done a discussion board, so please bare with me. A little backstory. All growing up my father collected stamps as did his father. Im 44 now, dads in 70's. My wifes father, is the same story just a little older. Fast foward to few years ago, my father in law gave his daughter and i his collection to keep, sell, throw away, donate or whatever. He didnt really care. If i got anything from it just give it towards my daughters college fund. He didnt think it had sny value as he hasnt collected since the 1970s. So ive tried to see if theres any value to anything by asking what few dealers that exist near me by way of pictures. With most not responding or basically saying they arent interested. Which i understand and accept, as im not a person that believes that all things old are valuable nor im i attached to them sentamentally other than honoring my ancestors once beloved hobby. Seeing me researching father inlaws, my father is now saying try to see what his could be worth. Thanks for those that have read up to this point, sorry, long story short, i dont want my father inlaws stamps to get damaged plus if someone else could enjoy them or finish a set, great. Question is this, how does someone or is there someone i could message from the membership that could share some info on how to or i could donate, or give to a kid just starting to collect? Is there a way to upload pictures to show you what i have, as i havent much clue in regards to indentifying most stamps. Most of them are turn of century, some used, some mint, usa, international, sheets, 1stdaycovers. Any help would be appreciated. Ill stop rambling now. Thank you for your time.
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The Scott Catalogs provide a value for each stamp. They can be found in libraries. Each year libraries replace the Scott Catalogs with new editions. I, sometimes, could buy these for about $13. ea.
I use EBays "Search for anything" every day. You can usually find several Sellers listing the same Item. This will give you a range of what the Sellers think the Item should sell for.
Find a local Stamp Club. Members are usually happy to provide guidance as to the value of a collection/accumulation.
On the surface, it sounds like your collection/accumulation could be saleable.
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Hi Sam,
I'll start by referring you to Bob Ingraham's wonderful review of your options. See: https://stamporama.com/articles/display_ ... (on Inheriting a collection).
We don't really have a sense of what you have yet: is it one album, multiple albums, no albums but loose stamps? Is it 20 FDCs or 1,000?
If you start by answering those questions, and maybe adding a scan or two of the main elements, folks here can ask more questions to get a better sense of things.
If there is a club in your city, arrange to go and visit with them. They might be able to help. My own local clubs does this: gives a quick idea of its marketability and value; we can also offer to auction material for the person and give a sense of what's likely to happen.
hope this helps, as a starting point.
David
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In what CA city are you.
The stamp club I belong to in San Francisco recycles old catalogs at very reasonable costs, and circulate a recent issue that members can check out, library like. So it may be a suggestion to attend a meeting or join a stamp club locally and see what ressources they share with their members.
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Thank you for your responses. Im actually in woodland ca. 2 hours east of san francisco. As for library, due to covid19 my home town library has been closed. And to be honest its a small library, i doubt theyd have it. But you never know. I have tried to contact multiple Stamp clubs in area and had planned to go to a stamp show in redwood city in January but i contracted covid that weekend. Ive emailed various stamp shops in area, which are limited these days it seems, with no luck or response. So desperately i joined this group. I figure groups and stamp clubs get emails and calls all the time from people that found or inherited or from perhaps more nefarious means and have no respect for stamps and just wanna see how much money they can get. Which could make stamp guys, and girls, hesitant to help sometimes. This what i assumed could be happening to me, as no one seems to return any of my messages. I assure you this isnt my story. I like the idea of helping someone finish a set or seeing a kid excited about getting a bunch of new stuff, like i did when i was a kid collecting comics or baseball cards. Any help anyone can get me id appreciate it so so much. Anyways. Thank you for your time
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Sacramento has a really good philatelic community. In fact, the big APS/ATA/AFDCS* stamp show -- The Great American Stamp Show -- will be held in Sacramento in August. But I understand from a member of another philatelic board I'm on that the local Sacramento stamp club meets every week or two.
If nobody here on this board is local to the Sacramento area, please feel free to contact me, and I'll try to put you in touch with him. Or, at the very least, I can suggest that you post on that board and ask there.
*American Philatelic Society, American Topical Association, & American First Day Cover Society
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Actually, Stamporama is a great venue for selling their collections. If you are talking U.S. and Canada, the value is in the stamps that are in the issues prior to 1930. I have no problem paying 20 percent or more of catalog value or more for pre 1930 stamps. Recently, a long time collector in our stamp club let me look through his Canada duplicates. I picked up a lot of 19th century stamps at 25% of cat value. Our club keeps current Scott catalogs.
Unfortunately, the value of most issues from 1930 to 2000 is mostly .05-.10 each. Hundreds of millions and in some cases, more than a billion of were printed. After 2000, both countries went to non water soluble adhesives. Collectors have no problem paying .20-.40 each for the scarcer issues off paper. There is a bit of work to get them off, though.
At any rate, look at the at the approval and auctions here on SOR. It would take a little effort, but it would be a low cost way to maximize the value.
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Thank you for your advice. I will think about what youve said
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