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...
This is the quickest and safest method I have found for soaking stamps which have been been gummed to an envelope (meaning they are not self-adhesive or "peel and stick" varieties, which I always soak...
Once stamps exceed several hundred dollars each, quality becomes more important than many buyers seem to realise. I use the analogy with cars - one can buy a 1960 VW or a 1960 Rolls, but you would not expect...
In 1914 the Greek revolutionary authority of Chimarra issued this set of 4 values in a very small quantity. At that time postal service of that area was limited and only few copies are saved to nowdays. Mailed...
I found the following informative article on the Linns stamps website. Check it out for further information! What Is It Worth? Many sources exist to determine stamp values By Michael Baadke Many stamp...
ARHHHHHHHH!!!!! Well it finally happened! I got taken by another member selling fake knock off JUNK. I bought this WW2 RZM Dagger from a guy in th UK. The gallery pic was too dark to tell, the price was right,...
Nothing but Wallpaper! You see a lot of these so called essays, test prints, proofs, etc, of the WW 2 German Reich stamps offered on eBay and other internet sites. These look like the souvenir sheets from the...
Fournier forgeries exist on all values and types of the Navigation Commerce (Tablet) keytype issues of 1892. These are very common, and unfortunately, are not worth very much. I have seen many advertised as...
The only German colonies that coins were produced for were German New Guinea (8 different Coins ), German Kiautschou (2 different coins ) and German East Africa (13 different coins) .The coins produced for...