eBay can yield good prices for your offerings if you can build confidence and trust in the minds of potential buyers. A good feedback record certainly helps this process and, until you have built one, you may...
I notice a lot of fake and forged 1902-03 regular issue material frequently being offered at online auction.If you learn a few things to watch for you can avoid a costly mistake! The most common item I notice...
Among the most common and treacherous fakes of early 20th century stamps that I come across is imperforate issues being perforated the resemble scarce coil stamps. I was once told by an expert for one of the...
Why eBay is a good place to buy higher value US Stamps?From a seller's standpoint, eBay is not the place to obtain the highest sale price for valuable material. Traditional auctions will usually result in a...
I often notice many collections and lots being billed as “great investment”. Most of that is just hype and rhetoric used to sell that particular collection. First thing one should realize that ANY stamp with a...
The new plate block collector should buy a copy of the “Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps and Covers” to become familiar with the correct collectible configuration of plate number blocks.The...
The reason for expert certification is simple; it is to have an independent third party confirm and insure that the stamps you buy are genuine and "as described". Expert committees indentify stamps and...
INTRODUCTION Sooner or later the collector of US stamps will be confronted with the proper classification, identification and authentication of the Washington-Franklin Issues of 1908 -1921.This will be a...
The new third party stamp graded certificates have really caught on in the last couple of years and added a new dimension to the hobby! All too often I notice a lot of stamps offered in a higher grade than...
In 1929 the states of Kansas and Nebraska had the postage stamps in their state overprinted Kans. and Nebr.It was thought that this would stop or at least slow down post office robberies. Thieves would...