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[@michaelanzelino5068]

One of your better finds, for sure. I felt your joy as you turned each and every page.

[@joannewolfe5688]

Whoa! That WAS surreal!

[@t3nsets]

happy for ya, that black jack is amazing. HOLY COW!!!

[@bryantrigg4854]

63, 68, 73, 78 likely, on the first few pages. Nice score! The Nesbitt cut squares are U1, U2, and U9 and U10.

[@davidkeeley8473]

WOW!

[@happybunny1329]

Salute to Capt Rob! I hope he was watching this as it's so nice when you can sell something to someone who really appreciates it... there was a very large herd of cows in this episode. :)

[@kozzackkelt]

Nice haul ! Proof that you don't hafta spend a ton of money to add some gems to your collection.

[@voneschenbachmusic]

Interesting album! It's fun to see these intact old collections. Thanks for sharing!

[@silkontheweb]

Happy to! And thanks for the encouragement

[@fareast_de]

Awesome purchase. How can someone store something like a valuable stamp album in a basement ?! Perhaps the previous owner passed away, and the relatives didn´t have any clou what it could be worth. Well, lucky you, because the inner part of this album was in pristine condition. Great find for a whopping 38,- bucks ! 👌👍 Greets from GER, U.

[@silkontheweb]

Exactly... and, makes me feel like I'm rescuing it...

[@bryantrigg4854]

Correction, the fourth one is U4, a 45 dollar cut square.

[@johnscamardo2145]

Good catch

[@fenrik8178]

Nice find!

[@douglasmoss1176]

Nice! Thanks for sharing.

[@franinvirginia4475]

Wow, what a fortunate find! Congratulations.

[@JeffHole-wc1tc]

Cool.

[@stevenkressel7761]

Awesome album. Thanks for sharing. Keep up your great works. Thanks for the enjoyable shows.

[@silkontheweb]

Thanks for the encouragement! Glad you enjoyed it

[@claire2470]

WHAT A PURCHASE Sir SILK ON THE WEB!🤗 I'm sooooooo jelous. ...I wish Sir CAPTAIN ROB sold it to me hahaha😅. . . I collect USA stamps... LUCKY YOU!

[@piratephilately1087]

The Newspaper stamp was Jackpot enough for me! Well done buddy ... searching for those tips now! :)

[@terrybunting8685]

That is a lovely collection of stamps, it's great to see how much joy you are getting from this. 🙂 thanks for letting us see , great video. Terry from Devon, uk.

[@GreatStampAdventure]

Thanks for sharing. I don't know much about USA stamps, but I enjoyed your excitement. It really seemed to be an excellent buy! And to find stamps you were wanting to acquire as a bonus - priceless. :) Congratulations with your find!

[@silkontheweb]

Thanks! I did a recap video of this one... will post Saturday... just to give a better sense of the special stamps

[@valuablestampsandcoin]

Nice collection sharing 👌 super Stay connected 👍

[@thomasalmerini471]

I love your videos! The oldest US are the most attractive. You got your money's worth! And try leaving the album out in the sun for a couple of hours to kill the smell. This is a great album for an early classic collection, even if you move the best items into another album.

[@grandcrowdadforde6127]

ya! great find! my biggest scoop--- in a circuit book }} the Royal Philatelic....guy got a catalogue # mixed up for an exact looking but PERF difference }}} picked up for $ 4........a stamp cats $$ 4000.......no fooling!

[@paulbeers7884]

What a great album, thank you for sharing.

[@deborahlee9972]

I love these videos! And this was a great find!

[@nowthisnamestaken]

Great video, your excitement was my excitement. I have not collected since I was about 20 and lost my entire collection. I remember having to check perforations. This video makes same want to start again. I had H.E. Harris books World 2 volume and USA. USA had liberty on the cover.

[@silkontheweb]

Never too late to pick up an album and a packet of stamps!

[@raulgongora2077]

Interesting collection of albums Stamps my friend. Ble

[@raulgongora2077]

Blessings

[@fenrik8178]

Did you check if the unused Black Jack also still had some gum? That would be extra cool.

[@silkontheweb]

It does! Just wrapped a review video of this one... so special, figured I ought to highlight the gems...

[@kflowers]

Sweet find!

[@fenrik8178]

I know the pain o buying something and then later finding it in an album.... A while back I bought a mint Bavaria stamp, recently bought a stockbook full of Bavarian stamps and found the stamp both used and mint in it.... (used is worth a little more even... )

[@wadimlazarev5746]

Hello. congratulations on your new purchase. the stamps are very good, but there may be a problem with mold fungus. Thank you for the video.

[@silkontheweb]

Agreed! And by the way... your stamp was returned to me for some reason, sending UPS now so hopefully it'll arrive soon...

[@wadimlazarev5746]

thanks, I'll wait

[@2realesazul]

Thanks for the videos, I enjoy your enthusiasm and they're sure fun to watch. One point when purchasing collections is that stamps have two sides: Your pricy stamps that look gorgeous on the front could actually be torn, creased, thinned or otherwise damaged on the back. It's not uncommon for album/collections sellers to be adding some of these worthless stamps as bait... buyer always beware.

[@silkontheweb]

Absolutely! Condition is everything... I did a recap of this album (it'll post later this week) and the condition of the key stamps was really good, generally speaking. The 12 cent had a rather large thin, but otherwise I was pleased.

[@rogerturner1881]

I'm sorry to report that johncollectsstamps passed away on 13th June, he will be missed in our fandom. He was in his 50's, i suspect he was ill.

[@silkontheweb]

No! Oh my, how sad

[@stevenkressel7761]

We will miss John. May he rest in peace.

[@silkontheweb]

@@stevenkressel7761 he was so welcoming to me when I started this channel, made me think I could contribute too. Really appreciated his kindness

[@fenrik8178]

I used to love the smell of old books until I discovered in my late teens I had been sniffing mold all that time 😅👍

[@silkontheweb]

Me too

[@robmaasses4161]

Great!!!!!!Original and crisp!!! Put the book foor 2 days in the freecer in a plastic bak and the bad smel etc is dead .

[@silkontheweb]

Thanks for the advice! I'll give it a try

[@robmaasses4161]

with the kleen stamp , wen he is stikkie in the paper you put the stamp wit stikt paper between two peeces of bread .wait 2 days and then wehn you hef lukky the gum get los of the background

[@adamsmith-wi3qg]

Very cool! It's your channel and I'll remain a subscriber either way but I would humbly suggest no music. The sound of turning pages and your commentary keep the vibe of stamp collecting! Peaceful and focused

[@silkontheweb]

You're absolutely right... rewatched it... will adjust going forward

[@adamsmith-wi3qg]

@@silkontheweb love what you're doing- I stumbled across your channel randomly and it got me into the hobby

[@jaycraft21]

I had no idea USA stamps were this exciting, I did have a quick breeze through a couple of albums whilst watching this video out of curiosity and found a fair few that were shown here and from watching this I should probably put What I have on Ebay as I only collect GB and a few commonwealth but have thousands of world stamps (literally suitcases and a cupboard full) I could really do with a clear out. Would it be better to pick the stamps from the world albums and put them on/in stock pages with the hinges intact or would it be better to just sell the whole world albums complete? I don't really want to mess with the hinges so I've been cutting through the fold on the hinge and leaving half in the albums and half on the stamps of the ones I've wanted to add to my collections. Sorry pretty new to collecting and finding my niche area that I enjoy, I did try several years ago on a stamp forum to get more involved but that left a bit of a bad taste in my mouth. Genuinely don't know what to do with my cupboard full of old albums now, some have been in the family for 4 generations and I'm not exactly young. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. (Apologies for the hijack Silk on the Web). Regards, Jay.

[@silkontheweb]

No apologies necessary! Thanks for asking... when I remove stamps from an album I tend to take the hinge off at the same time, if it comes off easily, but I know a lot of folks will just cut the hinge in two to remove the stamp. Thinking goes, I suppose, that the hinge remnant can always be soaked off later, and you risk damaging the stamp if the hinge doesn't come off cleanly. As to your albums... I'd probably just sell the whole album if I were you, in lieu of removing and placing in stock pages... and take lots of pictures, or better yet a video of you flipping through the album, to entice collectors... as to your larger collection... I'm a big fan of collections staying in families, it's how I got interested, but you could always take (or ship it) to a shop for resale or appraisal. The American Philatelic Society's web site has a listing of stamp dealers on it... you ought to be able to find one in your area that will help you out... hope this helps.

[@jaycraft21]

Hi @@silkontheweb thanks for the reply, it's given me a bit more to consider before I rush in selling the majority of my collection off or putting an excess amount of work and money in to something I wouldn't get any further enjoyment from. I may spend some time putting together a smaller 'family' collection of some of the nice or more interesting bits and pieces I have. I didn't think of taking a video and placing it on eBay, this would allow showing more of what is in the album. Thanks again for the reply 🙂

[@tedlawrence4189]

A bargain for sure,but your reaction to it,would indicate that you think that you just won a million on the lottery!

[@patiencezero-xc9zl]

This collection would easily bring $150-$200 on Ebay....more if you break it up.

[@robinkay3156]

Hey SIlk!! I bought some scott #390's and I have a Davo Luxe US album. I am new. HOw do I figure out which page they go on since there are no scott numbers in the davo album and many many spots with no pictures

[@silkontheweb]

Hi! And welcome to the hobby... it's a blast... you've hit on the biggest drawback of Davo albums, unfortunately. To have the Scott #s printed on the page you've got to buy a Scott album. But, once you get the hang of how it's laid out I bet you'll be pleased. For the #390 and similar ones your best bet is to go by the year, and then compare the denominations of that year, with the catalog your using. So, in lieu of pictures, your catalog will tell you that 1910 has 1 cent, 3 cent and 5, or whatever the case is, and you should be able to match that up with what's on your page. Also, I keep a spreadsheet with the page numbers of my album, and the Scott numbers of each stamp, so I know which ones I'm missing and which ones are MNH. Hope that helps...

[@robinkay3156]

@@silkontheweb This will help tons. My husband is a software engineer and database admin for the largest telecommunications company. Whatcha wanna be I can talk him into a litttle app written just for me. LOL THank You!!

[@TheCoinKid]

Do you collect Tabaco stamps

[@silkontheweb]

Not really, I've found a few over the years but that's it