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the.thrift.files · ‎02-20-2013

I came across a big box of stamps in the trash. There is somewhere near 500-800 stamps. Some are new are used from all over the world I was going to list some of them on ebay maybe as a lot but I was wonderign if anyone could tell me where I might be able to find more information. Here is a link to pictures of some of the stamps:

http://imgur.com/5Ju9sYv,wy9zb4d,vftWDOo,8agPQB7

pierrelebel · ‎02-20-2013

Fun to look at. Great for kids to collect.

Sorry - NO commercial value.

inuk_the_polar_bear · ‎02-20-2013

Hotpink, those were words from THE man for selling stamps.

reallynicestamps · ‎02-20-2013

If you are interested, take the stamps to your public library and ask for the Scott Catalogue. This is in 6 volumes the size of a city phone directory.

Look at the Canada, USA, German, and British sections. Look at the oldest stamps first.

Use the "used stamp" prices. These are retail prices for a full service stamp store.

BTW, in our stamp shop you can buy a package of 1000 worldwide stamps, selected for quality for under $40.

pierre is right, as was the guy who trashed them. Pass them on to a youngster. Add a stock book, a pair of tongs and a magnifying glass (2X is fine) and let her arrange and rearrange them to her heart's content. Some things are priceless. 🙂

pierrelebel · ‎02-20-2013

Hi reallynicestamps

Many of the stamps illustrated in the image are NOT in the Scott Catalogues. They are cheap cto (cancelled-to-order) from the Trucial States not listed in Scott.

mr.elmwood · ‎02-20-2013

I tried to give away a small collection of stamps a couple years ago. Good luck with that. There was more interest in the tools and supplies than the stamps themselves.

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triber · ‎02-20-2013

My husband and I worked for a missionary organization for about 33 years, and we have friends all over the world. I always tear the stamps off the envelopes and keep them. Every so often a buyer asks me to put stamps on their package because they collect them, and I am happy to send them a bunch that I have saved.

cancost · ‎02-21-2013

If they were in the trash, leave them is the trash! It hard enough to sell excellent quality stamps, unless you are giving them away below face value!