Stamp people are these worth anything?
I am getting rid of my stamp collection, all of it for free except for a few things that might be worth $5 to $10. Stamp people are these worth anything? They are from the US so if I sell them to someone in the US will there be duty? Thanks
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femmefan1946
·4 days agoMost of the stamps in that package are not from the USA.
fh991586
·4 days agoActually more than half are from the USA (I count 8 on the 13 visible, 2 being hidden), the rest being cancelled on demand.
Still not worth much moneywise, but nice to look at.
femmefan1946
·4 days agoAPPRAISING A STAMP COLLECTION
Stamp collecting is a hobby, like golf and bridge. It is not an investment.
Stamps do hold their value against inflation when:
a)They come from a country with both a strong currency and a high literacy rate. So. USA, Canada, Germany but not Russia (high literacy, poor economy) or Saudi Arabia (strong currency, low literacy -- see C).
b)The day they came over the PO counter they cost most of a man's daily wage. Those stamps still will be worth most of a man's daily wage.
c)They were issued before the Queen took the throne. This leaves out the millions of stamps issued by newly independent nations to put a little hard Western currency in thier national Treasury. Or the Postmaster-General's Swiss bank account.
Example. Canada Scott #158 (all the stamps of the world have been catalogued and valued). The 50 cent Bluenose of 1929.
It's from a country with a high literacy rate and a strong economy
In 1929, 50 cents was most a man's daily wage.
And the Queen didn't take the throne until 1952, so there is some age on it.
Issued at 50 cents, it paid the Registered Rate, which is now $13.15,.
While you can buy rough examples for $20 or so, a very nice mint Bluenose will run an easy $300 and could move into the $1000 range given certain varieties.
So.
Go to the collection.
Put out the envelopes or pages from Canada UK US Germany.
Find the ones with the highest face value (50 cent to a dollar, with luck $5)
Look for those that are engraved and /or have a king on them. Or Queen Victoria.
(A penny Queen Victoria stamp is not going to be worth much, see 'man's daily wage" above.)
Now go to the Public Library and ask for the Scott Classic Catalogue of Postage Stamps.
Read the introduction, particularly the pages where there is a big annotated illustration of an African George VI stamp.
That will tell you what the catalogue is actually saying.
Look up your stamps.
Or phone a stamp dealer, ask if he does insurance appraisals, make an appointment, wait during his appraisal (this is for his protection not yours and usually takes under 15 minutes). Pay for the appraisal which will be written on his letterhead.
sapphyres-designer-jewellery
·4 days agoAFAIK, stamps are duty free, and being US they'd be tariff free as well (except for the Zonos fee).
It looks like a pretty ordinary mix though, you might get $5. That's just my opinion because I sell stamps, I'm not an expert.
byto253
·4 days agoItems that have $0 tariff also have a $0 Zonos fee.
sapphyres-designer-jewellery
·4 days agoDepends which Zonos you use. I shipped a package to the US with no tariffs and paid a 1.99 Zonos fee.
regs43
·4 days agoYou need to use the zonos pre pay app and its $0. If you have your zonos account key connected to your Canada Post and use a 3rd party platform or snap ship that bills you then there is a fee. I use pre pay and snapship for the $0 to save the $2.00 as all my items are duty free and that would really add up lol. I have to select Maunal when I create the label to input the zonos code each time because I cant remove the zonos key from my account for some reason on Canada Post lol