How much are my stamps worth? (Part 1) Our guide to how we value a stamp collection

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@Austinpowas 9 ай бұрын

My grandmother was a post master, and have inherited her massive stamp collection, books, envelopes from countries all over the world, full sheets. This video is very informative. Thank you!

@DavidMiles-br2dg 3 ай бұрын

My grandfather was postmaster of kei kop and mayor of kei kop and kei mouth

@youtubedaze 2 ай бұрын

My husbands grandma was a stamp counter at US post office at Union Station in KC MO. He was left with a collection of stamps that now I'm trying to learn how much they are worth, sell them etc.. We figure we are almost 50 yrs old so I'll be selling his collection from his inheritance within the next yr, and then we can enjoy the benefits instead of holding on to them. I know nothing about stamps n coins so now my goal is to learn all I can, cause as you know we are talking about money, and his grandma collected what she knew that was gonna hold and bring value.

@Sarmoon1.1 5 ай бұрын

I have my Father’s collection as well as my philatelic pieces. His contained much of WWII including Germany with Hitler and overprints of other nations in Europe as well as well as many other nations throughout the world. Mine was pretty much strictly United States 🇺🇸. Thank you for the informative show.

@GreatStampAdventure 10 ай бұрын

Excellent, concise video. Thanks!

@terencemeikle534 10 ай бұрын

A pleasure to view, as always. 👍

@StanleyGibbons1856 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching! We are happy you found the video useful

@StanleyGibbons1856 10 ай бұрын

We are planning a Q&A session. Have questions about your stamps or want to ask our specialist Oscar Young a question about collecting? Fill in our form here with your question: share-eu1.hsforms.com/1SLb2hIW7SEiu00e1JR0dbg2dfse1

@taffp4360 10 ай бұрын

Great guidance Oscar, thank you

@StanleyGibbons1856 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching! We are happy you found the video useful, Our second part will be up on Friday

@DeltaFH 10 ай бұрын

Look forward to part 2

@StanleyGibbons1856 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching! We are happy you found the video useful, Our seond part will be up on Friday

@tarheel6268 10 ай бұрын

I have inherited a bunch of stamps from all over the world. How do I find the value.

@AaronTheBaron93 5 ай бұрын

Same, what did you end up doing?

@MickeyWells-m5g Ай бұрын

I’ve got my grandmothers collection and I’ve got some of the stamps that I’ve seen on these videos from the 1800s on and some of them are selling for several hundred dollars. How can I tell if mine are the same as the ones that are selling

@peterhugo2078 5 ай бұрын

I certainly agree that the vast majority of collections can be valued on gut feeling with only a casual flick through. Better collections need a much more detailed inspection though. In just the few seconds we are given of each collection we are shown. I had fun guessing what my valuation of it would be if I had a couple of minutes to look instead of the few seconds of each here. The first collection is only worth a few pence and nothing like the £20 mentioned. The second album showed useful oddments from China and Belgium suggesting there could be some value overall and my estimate is £30. The stamps in the envelope worthless. The cigar box has some older stamps but poor condition so probably under a pound. The scattering of 20 random covers shown are probably worth about £5 but have potential to hold something of more value so worth checking more carefully. The album shown with early GB on first page is probably worth about £150 with the pages shown and the narrative given but has the potential to be more if I could look at it properly. However the 1d black with 3 margins is only worth about half of the valuation given of £50. This collection could be sold at auction with an estimate of £100 to £200 but could fetch more depending on what else is hidden in its pages.

@cbacalbirchurch7473 6 ай бұрын

I was flagged to this page by Stanley Gibbons. Are you able to do a valuation on the COMPLETE set of PHQ cards up until 2023 when my husband (the collector) passed away,. I also have the Year books Royal Mail Special Stamps, books 1 through to 30 complete with all the mint stamps and in their original sleeves? If this is a possibility, can I email you privately and give you more details and photos please?

@peterhugo2078 5 ай бұрын

Sad to say they are worth very little now and most certainly a lot less than he paid for them. The mint stamps hold most of the value and are worth about 60% of their postage face value. The first 3 year books from 1984 to 1986 do have a little more value though. PHQ cards have been hard to even give away in recent years but I have noticed a slight upturn in the market in the last year or two. But they are still hard to sell except very cheaply. The first 9 in the series up to early 1975 are scarcer though and are quite desirable so can attract some interest. Dealers are not interested in such material though as they take up valuable space being bulky to store and are hard to sell. If you really want to sell them for the best price without much effort on your part, I highly recommend selling them to what will probably be a collector at an established and well respected auction. There are many to choose from, some more reputable than others. I highly recommend Corbitts based in Newcastle as I have bought and sold thousands of pounds worth of stamps from them over the last 15 years and have found them a pleasure to deal with. Good luck with whatever you decide to do.

@jackpope9278 2 ай бұрын

We've inherited a box full of stamps, similar to how you mentioned, many torn off envelopes but some have been organised, but want to organise them and put in correct places and hopefully learn a bit about them. Is there any book or album that will help to organise.

@sivaramt 11 сағат бұрын

I generally buy quality stamp stock books, find out about the stamps online and classify the stamps myself, by say, dedicating a page for a country….or by segregating them by themes…..hope it helps

@umasankarbanerjee3593 10 ай бұрын

Excellent video

@StanleyGibbons1856 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching! We are happy you found the video useful

@jbiqbalsinghbabra7340 8 ай бұрын

Wonderful collection of commonwealth.

@romcallis 4 ай бұрын

I came across a trove of us stamps never used full sheets at least 20 years old…one was Lou Gehrig..I put them online for below face value…not one bid

@Flowers768 10 ай бұрын

Can you please provide me with some reliable organizations in Australia that I can rely on to value my stamp collection THANK YOU

@tedlawrence4189 10 ай бұрын

That all depends on whether you are buying or selling. Condition is also super important.

@AnthonyPace-sk2mn 7 ай бұрын

Famous American Daniel famous America Daniel Chester Stamps

@shannonhuser 7 ай бұрын

How and were can I sell the stamps I have

@parthshah6504 10 ай бұрын

Wow do you guys hire people?im in nz collecting for long time and want to make my career in this field

@StanleyGibbons1856 10 ай бұрын

Yes we do hire and require specialists to help with our auctions. Please keep an eye on our careers page: www.stanleygibbons.com/about-us/join-our-team

@AbdulRahim-x1z 10 ай бұрын

I have a collections of stamps, how can i show to you my collections?

@StanleyGibbons1856 10 ай бұрын

Hello, Thank you for your interest we have a form that you can fill in at Baldwins.co baldwins.co/en-GB/sell The guide on this page will tell you everything on how to get started.

@AbdulRahim-x1z 10 ай бұрын

@@StanleyGibbons1856 thank you

@TeresaWinter-s3m 10 ай бұрын

Excellent presentation. I started collecting a year ago and have lots of the older stamps from all over the world. I'm overwhelmed with my new hobby when l get time. Thank you for sharing 🌞

@DavidMiles-br2dg 3 ай бұрын

I collect stamps onqueen victoria and postcatds with printed postcards of sa

@teddy-pq5ni 7 ай бұрын

Brilliant thank you enjoyed the videos

@raulgongora2077 10 ай бұрын

Twaskyou sr for all information some stamps have low value I spect more value Black

@martinmoreno9324 8 ай бұрын

How can I sell my stamps I have a lot of old Great Britain antique stamps . Are you interested??

@stevenkaufman8336 10 ай бұрын

Please atart making the oriel album again

@StanleyGibbons1856 10 ай бұрын

These old albums all have wonderful designs! It is certainly wonderful to look back over them.

@le_med 10 ай бұрын

Music is too loud and should be more in the background

@MH-fb5kr 5 ай бұрын

like anything else… it is “worth” whatever somebody will pay you

@sam7687-i9b 9 ай бұрын

Stanley Gibbons is a pick the best leave the rest type of company . Them and baldwins only want to sell things at highly inflated prices . They think that people with lower budgets aren't worth dealing with . It's not a good thing for the hobby to have gatekeepers . They only want exspensive stuff not realy botherd about collecting just a numbers game .

@yessanknow302 10 ай бұрын

Could do without the crazy piano accompaniment.

@caroleprutton Ай бұрын

The music is so annoying and intrusive, I can not concentrate on what you are saying. Switch it off please!

@jencameron8968 Ай бұрын

😂 may I suggest Adderall? The music is lovely it does not bother me at all. I find myself resisting the urge to speak with an accent after this video, but the music is fine. 😂