Stamp Collecting (Philately)

A postcard cost 28 cents in 2010. First class letter was 44 cents.

This stamp is Scott # 1391. It has a catalog value of 20 cents mint or used.

That would be Scott number US 1581 or 1811. Both versions can be purchased for 15 cents mint and 15 cents in used condition.

You have to fully identify the stamp first. Consult a catalog for grading instructions and proper ID. This will provide a catalog price, typically about twice what you can purchase the stamp for from a dealer.

Yes, but that would be foolish. Buy some one-cent stamps to make up the 42 cent postage and save those 41 cent stamps.

Countries normally issue stamps with a variety of values each year.

Almost nothing. These replicas have a layer of gold on the foil that is an atom or two thick. It is not really measurable and it would take thousands of them to make an amount worth anything. You might be able to get a $1 or two.

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.20cents for mint and used.

That is Scott number US 2047. It has a minimal value and can be purchased for $1,35 in mint condition and 15 cents used.

You are probably looking at the Green 1 cent Scott number 1209 or 1225 which were issued in 1962. They have minimal value and would cost you 15 cents used or mint from a dealer. A dealer probably wouldn't even consider buying one from you, you'd be better off using it for postage.

In mint condition a 6 cent stamp is worth 6 cents (maybe less) for common US postage.

However, the collecting value can vary considerably, there are a very few, very old stamps that are worth hundreds of dollars. Most however are going to cost a few cents and the sale value will be small.

This stamp is not at all rare, but is over 60 years old, so mint copies are not

as common as they were and 2 cents was not the regular first class rate,

although unsealed cards went at that rate.

A dealer would charge from 10 to 20 cents for it mint or used.

The buying price from one large dealer is $1.50 per hundred used.

Unused in sheets you can probably get more than face.

This is a common US commemorative.

If you want to buy just one it will probably cost you from 10 to 25 cents at a stamp store for a copy, mint or used.

If you want to order it by mail, you would have to pay postage and handling in addition.

Dealers buy them as part of larger lots for almost nothing per stamp- 65% face and

1/2 cent if used. The money they would charge you for it is mostly for labor.

I think it is a nice stamp and I would certainly keep a nice copy for my collection. If you have more than one, maybe you can trade it for another similar stamp .

If they aren't cancelled how would we know they are a first issue page? If you mean a sheet of the Elvis Stamps, they can still be used for face value of postage. You might be able to sell the sheet for about twice the face value.

No, in fact statistically speaking they are the most common one now since they were recently released. The mintage for them is pretty much the same as all of the others but it takes a while for them to circulate around to some places. So, because you haven't been seeing them doesn't mean they're rare, it just takes a while for them to get there.

the 2 cent postcard with Franklin on it, whuch is blank on one side and the side with the postage says "this side of card is for address" enclosed in a redish box was printed in 1946

$0.37 (37 cents)

The postage value is 15 cents. The value to a collector is going to be about the same if it is mint, but less if used.

Yes, they certainly are collectible. In some cases, a canceled stamp is worth more than a mint one. Most instances this would be for a stamp on an envelope where the entire cancellation can be clearly read. Some collectors prefer used stamps as they are less expensive and less likely to get damaged.

Postal use of some issues are very rare. Tonga, which issued many 'variety' stamps with strange shapes, are very desirable on actual letters and not on philatelic prepared items.

As an example:

Many German stamps that were issued during the 1923 (inflation era) are worth more cancelled (used) than new. Example: Ger. 242A $13 new, but $3,500 used.

There have been two Fredrick Douglass stamps issued in the US. Scott number 1290 is a 25 cent stamp with a catalog value of 55 cents mint and 20 cents used. Scott number 2975h is a 32 cent stamp with a catalog value of $1.50 mint and 60 cents used.

Semi-postal stamps are those sold at more than their postal value, with the additional money going to the specified charity. The U.S. Postal Service has issued three semi-postal stamps and all of them are still valid as postage.

The Stop Family Violence stamp was retired on December 31, 2006 and its postal value is fixed at 39¢.

This coin 2010 is worth between .45-50.00

Great Britain issues stamps without a country name. Being the first country to issue stamps, it didn't need one. Since then, all of their stamps have shown a picture of the ruling monarch on them.