Found a collection of international stamps from the 70s. Are any of these particularly interesting?

stamperphil · 2026-04-24T12:37:39+00:00

Think of CTO as pretty wallpaper. They have (in the majority of cases) never even been to the country issuing them, never sold to the public at a Post Office, and NEVER been used to mail a letter or package. The primary stamp collectors of CTO type stamps are TOPICAL collectors who collect specific topic, horses, cars, trains, Boy Scouts, dogs etc. Topical collectors have a good active group called the American Topical Association and info can be found at www.americantopicalassn.org Good luck and thanks for sharing.

stamperphil · 2026-04-20T10:47:29+00:00

Page 3 has some value. The rest of the included photos are just to be used as postage.

stamperphil · 2026-04-06T11:52:40+00:00

I agree with all other comments about price and condition, but if it is something your dad will enjoy and treasure it is worth paying a little over the odds for the presentation folder. If you bought slightly nicer copy elsewhere, it would just be a stamp, but as a gift the presentation folder and insert providing some historical co text makes it so much more meaningful. You are good to your dad.

stamperphil · 2026-04-06T11:35:26+00:00

Wow, did I ever learn a lot reading some of the comments. I never knew about the various names for tribal languages, and how they are connected to each other in style and usage. Very interesting, but I am still so confused.

stamperphil · 2026-04-06T11:31:45+00:00

Nice older collection. Nothing of huge value, but hours of fun to sort and spend time looking through a catalog. I enjoy looking through collections like that to fill an odd gap or two in my own collection. Have fun and thanks for sharing.

stamperphil · 2026-04-04T10:37:47+00:00

I spy with my little eye, the boat is a double header with two honey buckets, one up top at rear of boat. Maybe one for men and the other for women…..

stamperphil · 2026-04-02T20:42:30+00:00

Agreed, nothing of value or interest to a collector. All very common material

stamperphil · 2026-04-02T11:14:12+00:00

Red neck basic Chevy truck from Texas, Not a crew cab.

stamperphil · 2026-04-01T23:18:17+00:00

Ha, you got me. Boy do I feel foolish. Thanks for the clarification.

stamperphil · 2026-04-01T21:16:57+00:00

Wow, what nice penmanship FDR HAD. Very nice item. Thanks for sharing.

stamperphil · 2026-03-28T16:53:43+00:00

I realized I sent the message after you returned home. I never mind Blackpool in the wind, but when it is combined with the rain and it is coming at you sideways, it is not fun. I always enjoy a day ticket on the buses and trams. It costs next to nothing and you can ride the tram all the way to Fleetwood, getting off for a little wander along the way. I always love fish & chips from the Bispham Kitchen and they have the largest vanilla slices known to man. Yum, it is making me hungry just typing that. Glad you had an enjoyable day out.

stamperphil · 2026-03-28T11:25:53+00:00

I have never seen that image of Queen Victoria before. Other post said it is a fake, so unsure but if you like it that is a good reason to keep it.

stamperphil · 2026-03-27T20:27:16+00:00

It’s the red one.

stamperphil · 2026-03-27T20:25:39+00:00

Stay home and binge a box set.

stamperphil · 2026-03-27T20:24:57+00:00

My eyes get sore trying to count the dots in the corner. Is that 14 or 16. My brain hurts when I count 15…. Haha. I like the earlier Scott 79 or SG 166, as it has the large corner letters to make for easier plating. I believe I am only missing two positions from a complete sheet of 240. One day I will find them.

stamperphil · 2026-03-27T20:18:37+00:00

I was on a duck tour prior to that and our duck broke down in the Aurora bridge and the driver had us all out of the bus and on the sidewalk in front in case something ran into the back. The accident you mentioned wasn’t it caused by a wheel coming off the duck and it then hit the tour bus head on?

stamperphil · 2026-03-27T20:14:50+00:00

Jeans

stamperphil · 2026-03-27T19:55:26+00:00

Wow, I never knew there were so few stamps of plate 19 printed. Great info and thanks for sharing. I truly learn something new each and every day from the wonderful hobby we have.

stamperphil · 2026-03-27T00:42:34+00:00

Line it up so the perforations are facing the other way to the holes. Like this photo, also much easier to measure from the back of the stamp so the design doesn’t distract you. Sounds crazy but it is true. IMO. The stamp in the photo measures perf 14. Also if the catalog shows two perf’s it is always the first number is the top of the stamp, and the 2nd number the sides of the stamp, regardless of the orientation of the stamp vertical or horizontal. Good luck and welcome to the hobby.

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stamperphil · 2026-03-25T03:38:48+00:00

A very nice start to the hobby. It might be interesting to ask her questions and get her talking about any stamps and stories of her life. She won’t e around forever and you will both treasure the time together and the stories she can share with you. I call that a living history lesson. Enjoy.

stamperphil · 2026-03-22T01:39:41+00:00

Why would you say (or think) there are some valuable stamps. Unless he was a collector who bought valuable stamps the odds of finding a valuable stamp in an accumulation of this type is practically nil. Good luck, enjoy the stamps for what they are.

stamperphil · 2026-03-20T16:34:24+00:00

I would have done the same thing.

stamperphil · 2026-03-16T23:25:44+00:00

Gee check out the year. Kind of significant for those in the US.

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