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<p>[QUOTE="ratio411, post: 1064289, member: 26729"]I'll comment on the stamps...</p><p> </p><p>Like the coins, do not attempt to clean, change, or modify anything until you know what you are doing.</p><p>Used stamps are almost ALWAYS worth more when left on a complete, intact, and clean envelope.</p><p>They are worth the least when they are on a scrap of envelope.</p><p>Unused stamps should never be touched with bare hands.</p><p> </p><p>Used stamps after the 1930s are sold by the pound. Very little value.</p><p>Unused stamps after the 1930s, for the most part, are lucky to bring face value.</p><p>I know dealers that sell them for under face value to be used as postage. So you know they paid even less for them!</p><p>The reason dealers can't even get face value for them is because it is a pain to make 44 cents out of 4 cent stamps, for example.</p><p>So no one wants to pay full price if they have this inconvienence.</p><p> </p><p>The stamps that have the best chance of being worth dollars, versus cents, are unused stamps before 1930.</p><p>Used stamps off the envelope, from before 1930, can have value too, just depends on which stamp you have.</p><p>The values can vary wildly.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ratio411, post: 1064289, member: 26729"]I'll comment on the stamps... Like the coins, do not attempt to clean, change, or modify anything until you know what you are doing. Used stamps are almost ALWAYS worth more when left on a complete, intact, and clean envelope. They are worth the least when they are on a scrap of envelope. Unused stamps should never be touched with bare hands. Used stamps after the 1930s are sold by the pound. Very little value. Unused stamps after the 1930s, for the most part, are lucky to bring face value. I know dealers that sell them for under face value to be used as postage. So you know they paid even less for them! The reason dealers can't even get face value for them is because it is a pain to make 44 cents out of 4 cent stamps, for example. So no one wants to pay full price if they have this inconvienence. The stamps that have the best chance of being worth dollars, versus cents, are unused stamps before 1930. Used stamps off the envelope, from before 1930, can have value too, just depends on which stamp you have. The values can vary wildly.[/QUOTE]
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