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19th Century: Unused

philcomp

Sell your US Stamps at the Highest Possible Price
by philcomp( 1647)
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...
Tags: Stamps | Selling | High Prices | Best Practices | US
578 of 586 people found this guide helpful
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mjs_philatelics

Mint No Gum Or Used???
by mjs_philatelics( 3290)
When purchasing unused 19th century stamps with no gum you must be VERY careful. A friend of mine who certifies stamps for one of the larger companies told me that actually less than 20% of 19th century stamps...
Tags: NG mint | cat | unused | NH VF XF | superb
517 of 545 people found this guide helpful
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mjs_philatelics

Is my #9 a trimmed #24?
by mjs_philatelics( 3290)
Every once in a while I notice a trimmed Scott #24 being offered as a #7 or #9. A Scott #24 (1857 1c Franklin) with it’s perforations trimmed off is worthless and only considered a space filler. Even if you...
Tags: U.S. stamps | 19th century | used unused | 7 9 24 5 1851 | philately
382 of 403 people found this guide helpful
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pennyclassics

US BANKNOTE STAMPS. HARD OR SOFT PAPER? HOW TO TELL.
by pennyclassics( 2438)
In 1870 the US Post Office issued a radically different set of stamps from the previous issues of 1869. The reason for the change was primarily political as a new Postmaster General had been appointed. The...
Tags: STAMPS | PHILATELY | US STAMPS | US BANKNOTE ISSUES | STAMP COLLECTING
338 of 356 people found this guide helpful
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mjs_philatelics

Scott #10,11,25,26,26a???
by mjs_philatelics( 3290)
The 1851-61 3 cent issue confuses a lot of new collectors. I hope that I can shed a little more light on the subject. Scott #10 was printed between July and October of 1851.The ink used to print # 10 had a...
Tags: 19th century | used unused | stamps | philately | #26
317 of 331 people found this guide helpful
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philcomp

Buying Higher Value ($100 and up) US Stamps on eBay
by philcomp( 1647)
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...
Tags: US | Expensive | Stamps | Certification | Safety
283 of 288 people found this guide helpful
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mjs_philatelics

The True Scott #64 Pink
by mjs_philatelics( 3290)
The United States issues of 1861-1868 are a fascinating and widely studied area of philately. All too often I see the 1861 3c rose (Scott #65) being offered as the 3c pink (#64) or the 3c rose pink (#64b)! The...
Tags: fancy | 64b 64a 65 | xf | 64 pink | 122 245 1 2
247 of 259 people found this guide helpful
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mjs_philatelics

Investing in Stamps
by mjs_philatelics( 3290)
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...
Tags: 243 244 245 | 122 1 2 630 | xf vf superb nh | 313 c13 c14 | c5 292 293
240 of 252 people found this guide helpful
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wrw1943

WHY HAVE YOUR STAMPS EXPERTIZED??
by wrw1943( 5761)
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...
Tags: expertization | stamps | certification | services
164 of 176 people found this guide helpful
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mjs_philatelics

Stamp Grading Craze
by mjs_philatelics( 3290)
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...
Tags: PSE | graded | PF VF | superb | XF VF
138 of 153 people found this guide helpful
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