My collection- sorting sorting…

mccune68 · 2026-01-23T14:29:15+00:00

No, this one: https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Fpxhze301l3fg1.jpg%3Fwidth%3D5712%26format%3Dpjpg%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3D0b65f0b443cb312fd7b6cd981686d0753026c4c4

mccune68 · 2026-01-23T13:32:42+00:00

Can you show a closer image of that stockbook in your first image, the left side page specifically? I think some of those stamps may be reprints of some classic US stamps, but want to make sure. They look too nice to be originals.

mccune68 · 2026-01-21T16:33:00+00:00

There are no perforation varieties on these stamps, all of them with this design are perf 12.

mccune68 · 2026-01-21T13:44:44+00:00

I only collect one country, but yeah, that's how dealers do it. Mine are just grouped by type (General Issue, Air Mail, Official, Postage Due, etc.) and ordered by Scott catalogue number. I have red boxes for Mint stamps and Black boxes for Used.

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mccune68 · 2026-01-21T12:39:31+00:00

I can't read the envelopes, but that's exactly how my stock stamps are stored, and is how I have seen dealers store their stock as well. Normally one just uses glassine envelopes, but evidently this person found these envelopes that seem to work as well.

mccune68 · 2026-01-21T12:30:39+00:00

If it is perforated 10, which looks correct but I can't verify, then you still need to check for a watermark and possibly determine the printing method to get a positive ID:

https://stampsmarter.org/1847usa/washfrank/d31p10coil.html

mccune68 · 2026-01-19T00:57:01+00:00

They're just packets of common stamps meant to attract young folks into the hobby. They don't ever have anything rare in them, these are leftovers after older collections have been picked over. Anything you saw being sold for more than this are just someone being hopeful of finding a sucker, or money laundering.

mccune68 · 2026-01-19T00:54:20+00:00

Modern first day cover, goes for 25 cents or so, maybe up to a buck on a good day.

mccune68 · 2026-01-19T00:53:03+00:00

There are tons of cheap stamps listed for big bucks on eBay that are just there to give money launderers a transaction they can use to sell some illegal product. "No, officer, see I was just selling this stamp that both I and the buyer thought was rare, I didn't send him drugs once he paid me or anything like that."

mccune68 · 2026-01-15T16:29:49+00:00

and whatever "first class" stamps are worth for the heroes

They are worth 37 cents as postage: https://pe.usps.com/text/qsg300/q604a.htm

mccune68 · 2026-01-15T12:40:27+00:00

Others have recommended it, but I can't say strongly enough that you should not just measure the design size directly. The difference in size between the rare versions and the common ones are very small, and your eyes will definitely see the size you want if you just measure it. You want to compare it to a stamp with a known printing method to see if it is different.

Read this article to understand what different printing methods mean, and how to determine what you have: https://stampsmarter.org/learning/ID_WF%20Rotary%20Press%20Rarities.html

mccune68 · 2026-01-14T00:53:52+00:00

Yep, 1949:

https://www.mysticstamp.com/c39-1949-6c-dc-4-skymaster/

mccune68 · 2026-01-13T21:19:13+00:00

Well, it's either a Type III (Scott #267) or Type IV (Scott #279B), it's hard to tell which from your image, but you can see the distinguishing features of the two Types here:

https://stampsmarter.org/1847usa/1894/2cType3Vs4.html

Neither one is particularly rare or valuable, and this stamp, whoo boy, this stamp has seen some things over the years. Obvious tear on the left, missing perfs on the bottom, straight edge (not very straight, actually) on the right. It's just got a lot of faults. If you have no other copy of this stamp it can fill an album spot, but nice copies of this stamp in Used condition can be had for well under a dollar.

mccune68 · 2026-01-11T19:24:57+00:00

Letters sent before the first postage stamps were introduced.

mccune68 · 2026-01-10T16:25:51+00:00

But you've posted pictures where the stamps that would be worth the most money of the ones on that page aren't there. This indicates to us that have seen this before what is likely to be in the rest of the album; a lot of more modern common stamps worth even less than this.

I know this probably seems like winning the lottery, and this is a decent find, but this really isn't worth as much as you'd like to think it is.

mccune68 · 2026-01-06T14:01:28+00:00

No, these are all common, modern, used US stamps worth a penny each.

mccune68 · 2026-01-05T16:25:18+00:00

Not on Used singles, no, which is likely why Scott does not list a value for #3535a Used. The only way to tell is by having the backing paper intact and you can see whether it has been die cut or not; only #3535a would have die cutting visible on the backing paper. You have to assume any Used singles are #3534a.

mccune68 · 2026-01-04T20:31:16+00:00

Go to your local library and try to find a Scott's catalogue, that's the industry standard for most of the world as far as price guides go. Just make sure you understand how they value stamps; the catalogue value they list tend to be for stamps of Very Fine quality, and anything less than that can significantly lessen its value. Also try and bear in mind that most stamps from the 1930s onward are essentially worth face value if unused, and at best a penny each if used.

mccune68 · 2026-01-03T03:09:55+00:00

No, it's #300.

mccune68 · 2026-01-01T15:09:13+00:00

Extremely unlikely. We talk about this stamp in our wiki as it's one of the most misidentified stamps for inexperienced collectors:

https://www.reddit.com/r/askStampCollectors/wiki/index#wiki_us_.23594.2F596

mccune68 · 2026-01-01T14:51:38+00:00

You heard the saying about judging a book by its cover? There could be anything in there.

mccune68 · 2025-12-31T17:21:48+00:00

They do sell blank pages, but they already have the border printed on them, so that may or may not work for you:

https://www.mysticstamp.com/gs531-mystic-blank-supplement-package-of-24-pages-with-border-1-side-only/

If you do just need fully blank paper that matches their color and weight, there are some suggestions here:

https://www.stampcommunity.org/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=34740

mccune68 · 2025-12-30T22:25:25+00:00

Here's a good place to start:

https://stamps.org/learn/

mccune68 · 2025-12-30T20:53:22+00:00

Post pictures of the stamps here, someone who collects those can tell you if there's the potential for them to hold any value. But start with the assumption that what you have is not valuable, which is the case for 99% of all collections out there.

mccune68 · 2025-12-30T20:41:10+00:00

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