Stamp Collecting (Philately)

First you need to specified to country, the series, and the conditions of the stamp, and if it has ever been used or not.

Consult an online catalog, or hard copy at your local library.

u just get lots of the same coloured cards

Take a closer look at it. The two coil stamps issued were C37 and C41.

Certainly, that is what they were created for, to serve as postage. Just make sure the total face value of the stamps equals the appropriate rate for the envelope or package.

They have minimal value. All the variations, both mint and used, can be purchased for ten cents. They are listed as Scott number 3749 and 3749A. They are labeled with the letter F

The US has issued a 37 cent stamp honoring John Wayne. Scott Nr. 3876.

Scott Nr 2434 is a 25 cent stagecoach stamp. To purchase one will cost about $2. You would be lucky to get face value if you tried to sell it.

That would be Scott number US 1745-8. A full sheet of these stamps has a catalog value of $21.00.

The price is the same in every state and they are available in various denominations.

The price of a First Class Stamp in the US in 1920 was 2 cents. It was good for one ounce of First Class Postage. It went up to 3 cents in 1932.

American collectors would call that U.S. Scott number 1282. It has a catalog value of 20 cents, mint or used.

Just for your record, it is listed in the Scott Stamp Catalogue -

Number 1436

Year August 28, 1971

CV for mint and used is $0.20.

In regards to market value, not much more than face value.

6 cents.

A plate block is a block of stamps from the edge of the sheet which shows the plate or cylinder from which the stamps were printed.

The postage cost is $4.95.

No. In fact, alteration of a notary stamp is most likely considered fraud in most jurisidctions and will probably subject the perpetrator to criminal penalties.

Postage would be $2.27 for 5 oz. package to Canada.

The photograph of the appearance of six unidentified flying objects before the very eyes of George Adamski (April 17, 1891 - April 23, 1965) is memorialized by a Grenada commemorative stamp of August 1978. Specifically, the objects appeared and were photographed by Adamski on May 29, 1950. Almost three decades later, the photograph was chosen by the Caribbean island nation to be incorporated into the design of a commemorative stamp to celebrate the "Year of UFOs."

A Forever stamp is enough to send a first class letter weighing under one ounce (and meeting other postal guidelines) anywhere in the US, or to an APO/FPO address. It is not sufficient for international postage. Take your letter to the post office, and they'll calculate the required postage for you.

It would be hard to evaluate without seeing it. The value of a mis-perf depends on many factors, including how far off the perfs are and whether it is a single stamp or a group of stamps where the mis-perf is easier to understand. It is often caused by a sheet of stamps getting a fold in the printing process.

Mint US stamps are worth their face value to use as postage, so use yours that way, if you need postage.

Otherwise, your stamp has negligible value ( less than 25 cent retail) , but please do not throw it away! Keep it

in your stamp collection for your children or yourself when you have more time. If you have more than one,

you may be able to trade it for stamps of similar value. .

Or give it to a collector friend. Collectors always appreciate the thought even it they do not need the stamp.

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Stock Transfer Stamps are called 'Back of the Book' stamps. That is because they are found at the back of the stamp album or catalog. Consult a catalog that includes them. Scott's Specialized US Catalog includes them.

Scott Number 2172 can be purchased for 20 cents used and 60 cents mint. They are not likely to purchase a single stamp and would only offer a fraction of that amount.

That would be Scott numbers US 2220-3. A block of the four can be purchased for $8.25 mint and $2.50 cents in used condition.

Scott Number 2982 - 2992

A mint block of 20 of these is valued at $12. So your sheet is probably worth in the neighborhood of $30.