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United States

US Stamps Buying Guide
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Collecting United States stamps allows you to bring home works of art that are also pieces of history. You can find a wide selection of US stamps to spice up your collection on eBay, from duck stamps and...
Tags: stamps | us stamps | united states stamps | first day covers | duck stamps
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pennyclassics

HOW TO GRADE STAMPS
by pennyclassics( 2446)
The grade of a stamp is central to buying and selling them on eBay. The condition of a stamp, in part,should and usually does,determine the price asked and paid. Determining a stamp's condition has two...
Tags: STAMPS | VICTORIA | US | WORLWIDE | FRANCE
874 of 917 people found this guide helpful
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stamptraveller

How to unstick mint stamps that have fused together.
by stamptraveller( 1180)
This is a very good trick! I purchased some mint stamps on eBay some years ago, ones that I particularly wanted and which I found quite hard to get. The stamps were from the early 20th century, ranging from...
Tags: unstick | mint stamps | unused stamps | gum | stamp problem
587 of 608 people found this guide helpful
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philcomp

Sell your US Stamps at the Highest Possible Price
by philcomp( 1651)
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( 3315)
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

1902-03 Issue Fakes
by mjs_philatelics( 3315)
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...
Tags: 315 | superb sup | xf | vf | coil
486 of 508 people found this guide helpful
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pennyclassics

GUM AND THE BACKS OF MINT STAMPS
by pennyclassics( 2446)
Stamp collecting is primarily a visual hobby. To me there is something exciting about a display of carefully selected and mounted stamps. But this has to do with the fronts of stamps. In this Guide I will...
Tags: STAMPS | PHILATELY | US STAMPS | WORLWIDE STAMPS | STAMP COLLECTING
382 of 402 people found this guide helpful
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mjs_philatelics

Is my #9 a trimmed #24?
by mjs_philatelics( 3315)
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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mjs_philatelics

Treacherous Fakes of Early 20th Century Stamps
by mjs_philatelics( 3315)
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...
Tags: line pair | paste up | coil | superb | xf vf
359 of 374 people found this guide helpful
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pennyclassics

US BANKNOTE STAMPS. HARD OR SOFT PAPER? HOW TO TELL.
by pennyclassics( 2446)
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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