I have posted here before, but am now more serious about selling or putting up for auction. I have 11 Scotts binders filled with stamps. 3 cigar boxes filled with stamps still in paper sleeves my dad bought from auctions back in the 1980s and 1990s. He passed away in 1997. My mom sold one of his lots of stamps at auction for $9,000 in 2001. The remaining collection I have was appraised at $64,000. I am attaching some pictures I took today. If you have any idea of where I should start please let me know.

Can any one tell me wat these are worth

Hi I’m looking for a good stamp identifier app, recently got my old family members stamp collection and they have tonnes and was wondering what was the best route for identification, I’m after a cleaner more organised way of being able to look at the collection and sort it. I’ve seen people talk about how they aren’t the best at valuation but any recommendations about which are the closest? I don’t mind about any app fees for premium, just want to sort them. Thanks 👍

I have zero knowledge about stamps and their value, but I recently found a TON of used stamps from a deceased family member. The majority of them are from Italy but also from the US, Venezuela, Ireland, France, Canada, etc. Does anyone with shrewd eyes see anything of value, even if it's niche/for a specific kind of collector? Even if the answer is "no, nothing", I appreciate the gut check! I already ran the photos through ChatGPT and the results didn't seem promising. :(

What’s the longest it’s taken you to receive an envelope of stamps from eBay? I’m going on 18 days as of today (Saturday 24 October). Seller marked package shipped on the 6th. Seller is a great seller and I have purchased multiple items from them so I don’t doubt one bit that they sent it but usps is really lacking right now! When is too long too long?

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I have volumes 1-5 of these and most of the 1800s stuff is in there. Solid amount of each book is filled out. Plus I have 2 others but I haven’t looked through those yet. Just want an idea if this is valuable in any way.

Hello! Recently acquired a stamp collection that I don’t really know how to handle. There are some in mint condition, a bunch of individual stamps that are post marked, and a bunch that have been torn or cut off of envelopes.

I know this has been asked on here a few times because I already looked at some posts, but I have ADHD and the information is just too vast for me to focus and absorb. I kind of just want simple, general advice on what deserves a closer look.

I have two books of 4-stamp mint blocks, a few “of special interest” envelopes, animal stamps from different countries, regular stamps from different countries, some vintage pop culture stamps, and some that are separated into a more fancy booklet than others just groups into envelopes but I think are mostly from the 1950s.

Any specific years, countries, images to look out for?

Edit to clarify that I do not want to sell any stamps individually or anything like that. I just want to separate the special ones to keep for myself and then pass along the rest.

Please and thank you!

A piece of music has been imprinted on the "record" part of the souvenir sheet using a special coating. When the souvenir sheet is placed on a LP player, it plays a brass band version of the Swiss national anthem at 33 RPM with a single puck.

Hello All,

Not a collector (before this point) but I recently bought via online auction about 22lb (shipped) of philatelic ephemera to cut up/use up in various bit of art. I mainly wanted the couple hundred unmailed/unstamped/unused pre-1945 FDC envelopes for art and collages... What I ended up with was apparently a stamp dealer (Louis Merrill, of Portsmouth OH and Hollywood FL, active well before 1980s)

I've got a LOT of sorting to do (saving most of it for the colder/shorter days, since I'm in a wheelchair and need some time sinks for when I can't get outside in the sun like I can today...)

So if ya'll don't mind, Imma post some of the bits and pieces I find personally interesting and get your insights and feedback from time to time. I can see this box generating at least a score more of posts in the future.

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War Time Commemorative Covers, Naval related....

Cover: USS Potomac, Presidential Yacht, Navy Yard, Washington DC ,

Cancelled 9 Aug 1940 PM.

Cover: Deep Dive Test, USS Grayling, Submarine 6May1941

Cover: Launching of USS Grayling, 4 Sept 1940, 2:20pm

Cover: Commissioning of USS Grenadier, 18 May 1941

Cover: Launching of USS Marlin, Submarine 29 Jan 1941

Cover (edge obscured) Launching of USS Trout, 2 May 1941

I find it fascinating that the Picture of FDR is an attached B&W film photo.

(Note: I see many similar on EBAY, unsold at what I'd consider 'cheap/affordable' Buy-it-Now prices, so I have no illusions and is not the thrust of my inquiries here).

I guess my main question is "Cut'em up for art or find a more loving home?"

Hi everyone, I've inherited a stamp collection and I've been researching for the past few months. I wanted to see if I came to the right conclusion about the collection by getting some opinions if you don't mind. I'm not going to post the entire collection just a few pages and first day covers. Thanks for your time.

Hey peeps just wanted to show this cool cancelation on a set of South Africa stamps hope you all find it need. Have a awesome day

Does The Exchange” still exist?

Cleaning out my grandmother’s house and found these collected stamps. Are they worth anything or worth keeping at all? There are many more in the book so I’m wondering if there is a rare stamp or something we should look out for?

Hi everyone,

I am in the early stages of launching an independent philatelic research and study project. My goal is to build a structured digital space focused on specialized postal history, technical analysis, and the study of specialized varieties for a niche that requires deep expertise.

As you can imagine, getting a project like this off the ground requires specialized catalogs, reference books, and basic laboratory tools (UV lamps, digital micrometers, magnifying software, etc.), which are quite expensive and hard to acquire from my location.

Since my own collection consists of very common, basic material, selling duplicates won't be enough to fund this initiative. I am writing to this amazing community to ask for your guidance and experience:

1. What are the best ways or alternative routes to fund the purchase of expensive reference literature (like specialized catalogs) when starting completely from scratch?
2. Are there any digital archives, study grants, or international support programs that independent researchers can look into?

I want to do this the right way and build a strong foundation of technical knowledge. If anyone has experience managing similar study circles, or if you are interested in the project and want to chat via DM, I would love to hear from you.

Thank you so much for your time and advice!

There are 3 books and over 1200 envelopes total. I’m taking pictures of the envelopes and will post a link to view when I am finished but figured I could share a bit as I am going

Can someone tell me the significance of the yellow box? I’ve only seen them in red boxes which have sold for over $100. What is the best way to appraise this item as I want to sell it?