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American Stamp Dealers Association
Your local phone book would be one source. The other key place would be the American Stamp Dealers Association web site has a dealers listing that can help you locate a dealer.
There are a variety of auction houses and stamp dealers. Check your local yellow pages for dealers in your area. I would recommend obtaining a copy of some of the philatelic journals, Stamp Weekly or Lynn's Stamp News. There will be many ads offering to appraise collections. The American Philatelic Association can provide names and addresses of dealers also.
The Post Office. Stamp Collectors. Stamp Dealers.
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Identify the exact stamp using a catalog. This could involve learning about perforations, watermarks and colors as well as condition. The catalog will provide a value. The value is what a collector could expect to pay for a stamp in fine/very fine condition. If selling, most cases you would be lucky to get 75% of the catalog, unless it is very valuable, then an auction would be worth looking into. Dealers would be able to take a look at the overall collection and make an offer. Find a local dealer throught the American Stamp Dealers' Association. The most common American catalog for identification is Scott's. Others are Stanley Gibbons, and Minkus.
Identify the exact stamp using a catalog. This could involve learning about perforations, watermarks and colors as well as condition. The catalog will provide a value. The value is what a collector could expect to pay for a stamp in fine/very fine condition. If selling, most cases you would be lucky to get 75% of the catalog, unless it is very valuable, then an auction would be worth looking into. Dealers would be able to take a look at the overall collection and make an offer. Find a local dealer throught the American Stamp Dealers' Association. The most common American catalog for identification is Scott's. Others are Stanley Gibbons, and Minkus. ____ The USSR released 179 stamps in 1964.
Identify the exact stamp using a catalog. This could involve learning about perforations, watermarks and colors as well as condition. The catalog will provide a value. The value is what a collector could expect to pay for a stamp in fine/very fine condition. If selling, most cases you would be lucky to get 75% of the catalog, unless it is very valuable, then an auction would be worth looking into. Dealers would be able to take a look at the overall collection and make an offer. Find a local dealer throught the American Stamp Dealers' Association. The most common American catalog for identification is Scott's. Others are Stanley Gibbons, and Minkus.
This stamp is Scott's number 987, issued in 1950. It catalogs for $0.20 in very fine condiition, mint or used.
The web address of the Stamp Gallery is: www.morgan.edu
Contact philatelists in your area. Stamp clubs are happy to help people to learn about the hobby. Check your local newspapers for events and club meetings. If there are stamp dealers in the area, they will know where the meetings are. You can also contact the American Philatelic Society and they can help you make contacts.
There are numerous organizations for stamp collectors. American Philatelic Society - Considered to be one of the most prestigious organizationsAmerican Topical Association - Many international members Local clubs exist across the World