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This is a tiny part of stamp collection not that I really don't know any thing about collecting but this my mega pick that I bought in a estate sale most of the stamp are used in very good condition. I have this collection for a few years now but dont know if there really worth any thing or how to go about find out if they have any value can any help?
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19th Century Used US StampsUsed (aka cancelled) 19th century US stamps are highly collectible, just li…
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A nice way to find out at least a little bit about stamp value, is to go to eBay and search in the USA stamp section called BOBs. (Back of the book). That's where you'll see most of your items on sale/auction (for example all of your sales tax items). Be aware that people state things like "High CV" (Catalog value) but this should be taken with a pinch of salt since the catalog values don't reflect how much a stamp is really worth from day to day. If you decide to sell your stamps on eBay (or any other type of general non-specialized auction site) you can figure on getting about 10-20% of the CV value.
I use kenmorestamp.com