I'm a bit late to the party and you've probably sold it all by now, but here are some notes: Collectors will have little or no use for the album; they only want the stamps inside. They may buy a whole collection to get a few high value stamps then throw away the album. (And the rest of the stamps.) The White Ace album has a good reputation, and they are still in business. Even so, in these days of desktop publishing, advanced collectors make their own albums. Cancelled stamps have a retail value of about 3¢ if sorted. (It's more work than you would want to do.) In those packets of 40-50 per country, they are about 1¢ each, so the packets I saw retail at 40-50¢. Stamps in bulk retail at about $2.00/lb if off the envelopes, and about $1.00/lb if on paper (on the envelopes). A lot of investor/resellers sell them by weight. The Celebrate the Century was probably the best you have, as you noted. If you get a large enough batch of unused US stamps, you can sell them in lots at or under face value. As you observed, they are no longer good enough for collecting, just using. Some resellers do that after they've made money from the rest of the lot. I've purchased some postage that way. The stock books and the stock pages are used by dealers to sort their merchandise, and by collectors who use them as a poor man's album to house a small collection. As a collector, I'd probably buy a brand new one rather than a dusty old one.
On paper with a cancel mark can be equally valuable for some stamps because it gives the stamp time and place which can also go to the plate numbers and production so can be more valuable depending on the stamp. A lot of people soak off the QEII stamps and put into larger lots. Collectors will collect them for shades in colour.
There are catalogues to help identify and value stamps. Scott’s catalog world wide 6 volumes is usually a public libraries. Retail prices are fractions of the catalog value. The albums have modest value with out stamps.
Hi Dom, I did not watch this video when it was first published because it was about stamps, and I really wasn't into stamps. Well that all changed today when I bought a "room full" of stamps at an estate sale. I can't post pictures here but will post some to the Facebook group. The largest bag of stamps weighs 45 pounds another weighs 12lbs and a rubbermaid toteful weighed in at 25 lbs. There are one or two smaller boxes. There are stamps from all over the world. No books, just a gazilllion loose stamps, most stuck to envelopes. Some are sorted by country and the majority are cancelled (used). When I got them home and wrestled that huge bag up two flights of stairs, I searched your group for stamps and your video came up. This will be fun, but I have no intention of becoming an expert or collector. The downside is I finally got my small workspace cleaned out and now its filled with stamps. LOL
My mother sent me enough S&H Green Stamps in 1963 to buy a Kenmore sewing machine, my first one. Several years later she sent me enough to get insulated bedroom.curtains, needed in Vermont winters then.
I also picked up an album & a bunch of packaged stamps at an estate sale for $10- The Scott Classic Specialized World (1840-1940) album is full of stamps! I was wondering how or if I should have them valued so I can resell them. I'm in the Omaha NE area and figured I should contact the Philatelic clubs in my area for help. I'm hoping for a few hidden gems but I would prefer an honest eval to save me time. Congrats on your find & flip!
As a collector for 52 years and over a million stamps in my collection I can tell you that the value in these stamps may be more in varieties and watermarks than the actual stamps themselves. Most are fairly common with little value except as I said for varieties. The only problem is that usually only a stamp collector would want to take the time to check them out.
Hi Stephen Holten, I have a very interesting vintage collection of over 600 stamps and I want sell them but don't know the value. How can I find out? Some are as old as 1917. Thanks!
@@whoisharo4689 Go to your public library and borrow Scott's Stamp Catalogues to get an idea of value. Also can look them up on Ebay to see what the going price is for your specific stamps. You will not get the price the stamp catalogue suggests but a percentage as the prices are a little inflated. On Ebay check the price of sold stamps not the asking prices. Anyone can ask any price but whether they get it is another matter.
This was a thing back in the 90s that might have went back decades. I had a man that voluntarily came to my elementary to teach us stamp collecting and gave my class envelopes of stamps each week. He received so many from multiple countries of other collectors that he left them at our post office. We then could go and ask for stamps from Mr. Locus and receive a wax paper envelope of stamps. Now if only I knew where mine are.
Wow, those s&h green stamps bring back memories. when I was a little kid I licked an entire sheet of stamps and stuck them to my bedroom wall, my mother was not happy!
stockbooks retial empty and you use for your own storage of stamps or build your own collection. they allow for stamps to be contained without the needs for hinging on the back. ebay has stockbooks with stamps in them that was someone else's collection that you can buy if it contains items of worth.
For anyone interested in collecting or learning about stamps, I highly recommend you acquire 2 books -- 1) Scott Specialized Catalog of United States Stamps & Covers and 2) Scott Classic Catalog of Stamps and Covers 1840-1940 (it says 1940 even though it contains prices for British stamps up to 1952). These are published yearly but you don't need to spend the money for the latest issues. You can buy issues that are a year or two older. In most cases, the values won't have changed that significantly and you can learn a great deal from these books about the prices and the identification of postage stamps. Be aware that the green stamps shown at the start of the video and the stamps shown at 13:40 of the video are neither postage nor revenue stamps and are not listed in the two Scott Catalogs. FYI Revenue stamps are stamps used to show a tax has been paid.
The term for the "books" or binders that hold stamps is "Stamp Album". Stamp albums, album binders, and pages can be costly to buy new. Therefor there is a market for used albums. Some collectors like the vintage albums to hold their collection. But like books, the dread of mold ruins the resell of used albums.
LOL-I saw the title and was like-meh stamps, I don't have time to learn stamps too. But I was then like-Eh Dom always has good content so let me watch. And then your opening was like you read my mind. Good job, sir lol!
Stamps can be a dicey market, for sure but knowledge is good and I do the same thing - try to take opportunities to learn more about an area I don’t know about. I have a box of stamps I bought last day of estate sale for $10 that I’m waiting until after the new year to start looking through them and see what I bought. Good luck with yours Dom, you know you can always throw out a lifeline to Don. He knows them pretty well. That’s where I learned the ‘back of the book’ tip.
Seems like Don said the higher priced more, valuable stamps were at the back of most stamp books. That’s the only thing that stuck with me on it, could have been certain stamp book types, but I can’t remember. Next time you two do a live show together, I’ll make sure to remind you so we can ask him.
What a great lot. I’ve actually collected stamps since I was a little girl. I don’t really know the value of any of them now though, I just collected what I like LOL ! My mom used to work for a book company (think pre: amazon), and we would ship out THOUSANDS of books from our basement back when I was in like 1st and 2nd grade. We sold tax books and my mom would let me keep allll the international stamps off the packaging. I would cut them off the envelopes and then soak them and store them in a book. My favorite were the foreign stamps from China, Japan, Korea etc. Nowadays, I still collect stamps but I just buy the pretty ones I like at the post office. :) I love the Disney ones, Harry Potter, Batman, Star Trek etc. Recently my husband needed some stamps for some mail and just pulled some off the middle of one of my sheets and I flipped out, LOL ! Maybe ill send you a message about a couple I may be interested in if you come across haha.
What you've done is actually ideal for a collector : you created something with a personal connection to your interests (and thus your personality ) as well as a connection to your family history. It has "provenance " as they would say in antiques, which gives it meaning for the next person to own it :-)
You're doing it right, Jessica. You should just collect what you like, and let someone else worry about the value. Some of my favorite stamps wouldn't sell for 5 cents.
I've got into stamps only recently and I learned that most stamps have close to no value at all. I bought a lot of around 6000 stamps from my country for 20 bucks, took everything I needed from it and then sold it again for 20 bucks. So unless you find a hidden gem in there you won't make much money from it. But I think that you paid 40 bucks for that lot is a pretty good deal.
Some people save stamps as a hobby and don't worry about value. They will soak some on paper to float the stamps off just as a pastime, others only collect mint stamps and carefully mount them in albums.I played with it for awhile and still have some. Once in awhile I will put them on the back of a letter or bill thinking bit will give someone some fun just seeing an old stamp.
Thank you! The thing is though I have passed up on zillion stamp collections because the prices are absolutely insane. This was the first time I was able to pounce on one and it paid off.
What I saw was a lot of very common stamps. The mint US can probably be sold for 40% of face value, but the rest are just minimum value that most collectors wouldn't be interested in. Keep in mind that many countries, especially in Eastern Europe, Africa, and the Middle East decided that selling stamps was an easy way to make money. They would print many different stamps each year, much more than the people in the country would ever use, and sell the stamps to naive collectors. Some countries even cancelled these stamps to make them look used, but most of the time they still have the gum on the back, so it's clear that they're not postally used. These are called Cancelled to Order (CTO). Some of the packets you have were put together by stamp companies that specialized in this sort of thing. Of course I can't tell what's in those unopened envelopes but it looks like this collection was put together by somebody who fell victim to the kinds of stamp dealers I mentioned above. This doesn't mean that the person didn't enjoy putting together the collection. But, it doesn't have any significant value. Big collections like this turn up every so often. Sometimes they're really valuable so it's fun to go through collections looking for the good stuff.
Yes, this is too true. I figure I won't order again if I get CTO and nothing of great value. I try to thrw my trash away, but too many people try to re-sell it.
It seems as if philately (the hobby of collecting and studying stamps and philatelic related items) is getting more popular than it's been in decades. I don't know the reason but there's been stamps in the news over the past couple of years and surprisingly there seems to be quite a number of stamp RUclips channels. Incidentally, $40 is probably a great bargain for such a large collection. How has the selling of these on eBay been going?
Good way to sell that type of material would be offer selections by country of say 30-50 different stamps or whatever you can line up on the scanner and hope for couple dollars per lot. Best ones you have there are the Celebrate the Century sheets
For $40 you did fine, but it's going to be a fair amount of work to sell all that. FYI, on the US side, there is virtually nothing issued since 1940 that's worth more than face value. Complete sheets of most issues are available at or even below face because they were overprinted and overcollected. There is a market for "bulk" postage, but you have to sell at 70% of face or less to get any interest. I just bought a Minkus album for $25 at an estate sale this weekend. The stamps inside were junk, but tucked in the back was what turned out to be around $90 in unused postage, mostly in full sheets, but unfortunately nothing above 15 cents face. I should be able to get $50-$60 for that, plus another $10-$15 for the nice album. Not a great score, but still a decent profit.
$40 is well worth it for this lot if you have the means and the knowledge to redistribute. If the mint sheets had a face value of $60 or more it would be worth it. There is a thing called discount postage which are obsolete mint stamp that sell for 70 to 90 percent of face. I would have brought this lot for $40 to donate and give to kids and other collector through my stamp club in Syracuse NY, the Syracuse Stamp Club. Since you are in Syracuse, look up the club.
I agree with the previous commenters. While I don't want to be a discouraging voice, truth will help as you try to become more knowledgeable. Many countries produced stamps as a revenue source from collectors rather than to meet an actual need for mailed items. Everything I saw was very common and won't have much of a market. I recommend trying to sell the whole lot for $50 and then try to make your profit from the Green Stamps. When most of the stamps you see are common, the odds of finding high value are low. Quality collections contain easily identified value. It just won't be worth your time to go through it stamp by stamp.
No no no, it is not discouraging at all but the notion that I am only going to be able to sell everything in that tote except the green stamps for $50 just is not true. It will be quite profitable. I am not going to go through them stamp by stamp but just the books alone well sell for well more than $50. The stamps of the century alone should sell for $50.
I looooove stamps! I am watching because I thought maybe you were a collector. I have collected stamps for 40 years! I have way too many stamps and know way too much about them, lol. My area of specialty is classic British Commonwealth stamps! I can tell you that if have time and patience, you can check perfs, watermarks, color varieties and more to check for hidden gems.
You sir are a better man than me, did stamps once and it burnt my mind out, never again ! Very time consuming figuring out who the lady on the stamp was and where from, etc etc . Still, is a good buy !
@@StephRenee812 so the glassine envelopes are specifically purchased by collectors to protect the stamp from moisture, similar to comic book backing boards, the glassine offer an extra layer of protection. They also cost a little bit (relatively). Therefore if a collector has taken the time to store a stamp in glassine it may be a stamp that they haven't quite got around to putting in an album, or also want to put into a presentation folder to sell at a stamp meeting. Generally, but not always, you should consider stamps found in them to have some type of value - either catalogue value - or collector value - which are two different things.
By in large, most stamps you find in these "accumulations" have a value of a dollar or less. There can be stamps that have a bit higher value. It is unlikely to fine a valued rare stamp because well, they are rare. Also these accumulation were like purchased aquired recently (last 50 years or sooner) from stamp dealers. So, unless the person accumulationing these stamps was seeking to buy high value items, it is unlikely there would be any in the accumulation. But the enjoyment of collecting come from the search for stamps that will complete your collection in the way you want to see it. The affordability of stamp collecting I think is what keeps the hobby alive.
Using stamp tweezers is essential when handling them, unused stamps are not necessarily more expensive or in higher demand than used stamps, it's unlikely that anyone will find rare or very expensive stamps in large lots/accumulations/old collections for various reasons. Stamp collecting is a very interesting hobby but it is unlikely that anyone will make any significant amounts of money. The envelopes you have, that contain stamps from specific countries are worth a few pounds or dollars per envelope. As are the plastic bags from specific countries.
My father was a stamp dealer for many years. From what I have seen, there isn't much value as far as a investment point of view. Your best bet is to lot up the foreign stamps from the US stamps. Collectors generally stick to US or foreign. If you lot them together, you will get a lot of requests to separate them. I don't know if I would spend a lot of money making them look nice. The stamps of paper sell them as a lot. Some collect them only on paper. The more recent stamps you could use as postage or sell for below face value.
@@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter Yes, I think that you will make your money back. Most people don't understand that stamps take a long time to have any value and some stamps need to be cancelled for them to have any value at all. My father once had a stamp like that and he took it over to the post office to get it cancelled so that he could sell it. It is a weird hobby to get into. Also, grading is extremely difficult unless you have been doing it for years.
This turned out to be super interesting & fun. (Not that I doubted you) very cool collection. Can’t wait to hear how it goes and your experience with them. Please keep us updated. Good luck!
Woohoo thanks for the shout outs. Two things - If you auction the albums if there is something in there a collector wants it will go higher than a buy it now. Second the world stamps if not collectible in and of themselves, can be put into world lots and sold like that to younger newer collectors or also sold as art supplies. People use vintage older stamps and modern colourful ones like the butterflies in stamp art and other art and craft projects.
How much for all the stamps in the envelopes. To reduce postage, the stamps can be removed from the envelopes and sent in a small plastic box? Sent to UK.
I have a few stamps as well, not as many as you but I've avoided going through them because it's so time consuming. I want to follow how you sell these so I can apply it to my own situation. Maybe it will give me some motivation to go through mine. Good Luck Dom $$$$
Just to let you know e little booklets called "Quick Saver Stamps" those are not reward point stamps those are actually "Food Stamps"! That's what Food Stamps used to look like back in the day, my mother saw this video and asked me to let you know this as she has had to use them ALOT back inn the good old days!
I don’t believe that’s correct. S&H Green Stamps were one of the first retail loyalty programs. Retailers would buy the stamps from the company and give them away to customers at a rate determined by the merchant. Food stamps are given out by the government.
@@StephRenee812 I expect you to earn a modest net profit when you are done selling. If you buy stamps again the books will help you. Bear in mind the books assign a minimum value of 25c to a stamp, but many are worth below this amount. For example, if you purchase a sheet of 100 1c stamps at the post office, the catalog value is $25, but the market value is $1 if you use the stamps on mail.
Alot of stamps are printed in the billions. Most valuable ones are errors, inverted watermarks, rare perforations, omitted colours, retouches, rusted clichés, short runs, and rare post office cancellations. It takes alot of years of research of multiple countries and issues.
Hi my name is Jimmy Johnson and I have also been collecting stands for quite a while I think it's the artwork for the prettiness or something I do love them and it's the value of some of them but I am 60 years old now and I would like to get the money out of them I have about six big totes like that full books
I also acquired an almost full Scott Classic Specialized World Catalog (1840-1940) + lots of packs containing classic stamps. Could you give an example of a few cancelled stamps of value that may be found in the lot I have? I'm gonna learn what I can- but I need an expert! LOL
Do some stamp collectors assign value to used postage stamps based on what the rubber stamp the clerk decided to use on the day of using the actual stamp to mail the package? I feel like some Clerks will have cooler rubber stamp designs to mark the stamp as being used.
I have a sheet of circa 1997 "The World of Dinosaur" stamps -- not worth much IDT .. about the extent of my stamp experience. I need to frame it up to preserve it better.
Hey man just came across your channel, and was wondering if you are interested in any stamp in particular? I have plenty of old comic collection stamps maybe you'll be interested? And that is just a smudge to the full collection that I own..
I am looking for stamps that are sealed in those envelopes. How much are you looking for if you still have all of them in the same box? I love to have stamps from all over the world in bunches.
Collectors don't always want mint stamps as occasionally used stamps are more valuable than mint. SG300 from Germany is a fine example as are used stamps from some Great Britain Commonwealth countries especially small island nations.
My thoughts exactly (I’m not into stamps blah blah) but I enjoy your treasure hunting and yup, you delivered another great video! 👍🏼 Hungary hungry hippo 🦛😂 I like that you took a step into a relatively new category for you, and making back your money on just a couple of items is a winner winner chicken dinner in my view! 🐣
Hey I just watched this video today even though it says you put it up a year ago I live in Australia and I am in and out of stamps every now and then don’t really know a great deal about it but I just wanted to know that stamps just a personal thing I like collecting stamps with aircraft on or balloons or anything that flies man made that is Just wanted to let you know that stamps never expire they can still be used for postage today if they are and unused but make sure you don’t stamp a letter with a $20 million stamp. Lol
Actually the most collectors prefer the rare cancels and precancels which on a more common may make it more valuable so you have to research the different markings stamps are a hobby that takes a ton of research its not like sportscards. I collect everything art, antiques, cards, coins, pottery, books but stamps are recently new to me and I feel going to be tougher than coins and coins errors in my opinion.
I have a large stamp collection. I got them in a large box like you. Still at it 20 years later I love to look at them to me is might be a!ot of one stamp value of a stamp to me is that little stamp has been around and made it to 100years
From what was shown there wasnt too much value. It looks the baggies would have been sold at a local stamp shop as a random assortment to fill empty spots in the stamp albums. Most of the time these worldwide bags of stamps have very little value unless sold as a lot. If i were you I would look through the envelopes of the worldwide countrues and see uf anything stands out. From what was shown i would say you might make 200 dollars if sold as an entire lot. Maybe 300 if split between the binders and the random envelopes of stamps
@@jameskruczek9635 Thanks. I just open up that envelope and unfortunately none of them contain stamps from Tibet. If I find any stamps from Tibet when going through it though the rest of the collection, I will reach back out to you
I think you sell whole box 200$ . I'm a stamp collector , there is little to no value in 95 % of stamps . Plus you only get 30% of catalog out of your stamps .
For the cost this was a great buy, I've been accumulating stamps for several years I plan on posting on Facebook or ebay, the nice thing about stamps is that they are relatively inexpensive, I get large lots from other companies and then split them down into yearly sets, or topicals, and even just random lots,
Did you not listen to the video? Of course not. Lol. I bought it from a relative who was selling off items from a deceased individual’s estate. No one took advantage of an old lady lol. Good grief 🙄
I have so many stamps, I have no idea to sell stamps… They are very valuable… I have queen Elizabeth’s stamps too.. Can anyone tell me how to sell stamps …
Omgosh iv got thousands of stamps I got out if a attic of a state auction, it's stamps from all over I have a tub and a suit case full ,Omgosh I have no idea how to sell them,
I'm a bit late to the party and you've probably sold it all by now, but here are some notes: Collectors will have little or no use for the album; they only want the stamps inside. They may buy a whole collection to get a few high value stamps then throw away the album. (And the rest of the stamps.) The White Ace album has a good reputation, and they are still in business. Even so, in these days of desktop publishing, advanced collectors make their own albums. Cancelled stamps have a retail value of about 3¢ if sorted. (It's more work than you would want to do.) In those packets of 40-50 per country, they are about 1¢ each, so the packets I saw retail at 40-50¢. Stamps in bulk retail at about $2.00/lb if off the envelopes, and about $1.00/lb if on paper (on the envelopes). A lot of investor/resellers sell them by weight. The Celebrate the Century was probably the best you have, as you noted. If you get a large enough batch of unused US stamps, you can sell them in lots at or under face value. As you observed, they are no longer good enough for collecting, just using. Some resellers do that after they've made money from the rest of the lot. I've purchased some postage that way. The stock books and the stock pages are used by dealers to sort their merchandise, and by collectors who use them as a poor man's album to house a small collection. As a collector, I'd probably buy a brand new one rather than a dusty old one.
You go to your local club and sell the common stuff in a album at 5 cents each on "Nickel Night".
On paper with a cancel mark can be equally valuable for some stamps because it gives the stamp time and place which can also go to the plate numbers and production so can be more valuable depending on the stamp. A lot of people soak off the QEII stamps and put into larger lots. Collectors will collect them for shades in colour.
Great to know once again! Thanks!
god bless ya! 81-boop kie!
keep them.
There are catalogues to help identify and value stamps. Scott’s catalog world wide 6 volumes is usually a public libraries. Retail prices are fractions of the catalog value. The albums have modest value with out stamps.
Stock books are for temporary organizing before putting in albums.
The stamps in plain envelopes will sell for modest amounts if you can set up a shipping system at a low. Cost.
Hi Dom, I did not watch this video when it was first published because it was about stamps, and I really wasn't into stamps. Well that all changed today when I bought a "room full" of stamps at an estate sale. I can't post pictures here but will post some to the Facebook group. The largest bag of stamps weighs 45 pounds another weighs 12lbs and a rubbermaid toteful weighed in at 25 lbs. There are one or two smaller boxes. There are stamps from all over the world. No books, just a gazilllion loose stamps, most stuck to envelopes. Some are sorted by country and the majority are cancelled (used). When I got them home and wrestled that huge bag up two flights of stairs, I searched your group for stamps and your video came up. This will be fun, but I have no intention of becoming an expert or collector. The downside is I finally got my small workspace cleaned out and now its filled with stamps. LOL
Lol. That’s awesome Scott! They are really fun to go through! Enjoy!!!
My mother sent me enough S&H Green Stamps in 1963 to buy a Kenmore sewing machine, my first one. Several years later she sent me enough to get insulated bedroom.curtains, needed in Vermont winters then.
Great memories! Thanks for sharing!
IN the 70's if yu had enough books you could get a car with s and h green stamps!
I need that kind of organization in my life! Someone had a real passion for collecting! I’m excited to see your sales on these!
I bought three world books full of stamps last year at an estate sale for 90 total and sent them to an auction house in LA and made over 8k.
Wow!!!!!!
I also have some stamps. How i can sent them for auction plz if you can give some idea!
I also picked up an album & a bunch of packaged stamps at an estate sale for $10- The Scott Classic Specialized World (1840-1940) album is full of stamps! I was wondering how or if I should have them valued so I can resell them. I'm in the Omaha NE area and figured I should contact the Philatelic clubs in my area for help. I'm hoping for a few hidden gems but I would prefer an honest eval to save me time. Congrats on your find & flip!
What auction house did you send them to?
What auction house?
As a collector for 52 years and over a million stamps in my collection I can tell you that the value in these stamps may be more in varieties and watermarks than the actual stamps themselves. Most are fairly common with little value except as I said for varieties. The only problem is that usually only a stamp collector would want to take the time to check them out.
Interesting. Thank you!
@@kingston163 correct. Thanks
Hi Stephen Holten, I have a very interesting vintage collection of over 600 stamps and I want sell them but don't know the value. How can I find out? Some are as old as 1917. Thanks!
@@whoisharo4689 Go to your public library and borrow Scott's Stamp Catalogues to get an idea of value. Also can look them up on Ebay to see what the going price is for your specific stamps. You will not get the price the stamp catalogue suggests but a percentage as the prices are a little inflated. On Ebay check the price of sold stamps not the asking prices. Anyone can ask any price but whether they get it is another matter.
This was a thing back in the 90s that might have went back decades. I had a man that voluntarily came to my elementary to teach us stamp collecting and gave my class envelopes of stamps each week. He received so many from multiple countries of other collectors that he left them at our post office. We then could go and ask for stamps from Mr. Locus and receive a wax paper envelope of stamps. Now if only I knew where mine are.
Great story!
Wow, those s&h green stamps bring back memories. when I was a little kid I licked an entire sheet of stamps and stuck them to my bedroom wall, my mother was not happy!
LOL. that is hilarious, Dave!
stockbooks retial empty and you use for your own storage of stamps or build your own collection. they allow for stamps to be contained without the needs for hinging on the back. ebay has stockbooks with stamps in them that was someone else's collection that you can buy if it contains items of worth.
Great buy Dom, my head would explode with all the research that is needed to justify this lot. Best of luck friend 😁
Thanks Karen. I think the key is just breaking it down into sections in moving it out in a systematic way.
For anyone interested in collecting or learning about stamps, I highly recommend you acquire 2 books -- 1) Scott Specialized Catalog of United States Stamps & Covers and 2) Scott Classic Catalog of Stamps and Covers 1840-1940 (it says 1940 even though it contains prices for British stamps up to 1952). These are published yearly but you don't need to spend the money for the latest issues. You can buy issues that are a year or two older. In most cases, the values won't have changed that significantly and you can learn a great deal from these books about the prices and the identification of postage stamps. Be aware that the green stamps shown at the start of the video and the stamps shown at 13:40 of the video are neither postage nor revenue stamps and are not listed in the two Scott Catalogs. FYI Revenue stamps are stamps used to show a tax has been paid.
Thanks for the info!
You can check out those catalogs from your local library. Or join a local club and check them out from their library.
The term for the "books" or binders that hold stamps is "Stamp Album". Stamp albums, album binders, and pages can be costly to buy new. Therefor there is a market for used albums. Some collectors like the vintage albums to hold their collection. But like books, the dread of mold ruins the resell of used albums.
Thank you
LOL-I saw the title and was like-meh stamps, I don't have time to learn stamps too. But I was then like-Eh Dom always has good content so let me watch. And then your opening was like you read my mind. Good job, sir lol!
Lol that’s awesome. Thanks!!
Stamps can be a dicey market, for sure but knowledge is good and I do the same thing - try to take opportunities to learn more about an area I don’t know about. I have a box of stamps I bought last day of estate sale for $10 that I’m waiting until after the new year to start looking through them and see what I bought. Good luck with yours Dom, you know you can always throw out a lifeline to Don. He knows them pretty well. That’s where I learned the ‘back of the book’ tip.
Thanks Gary! What’s the back of the book tip?
Seems like Don said the higher priced more, valuable stamps were at the back of most stamp books. That’s the only thing that stuck with me on it, could have been certain stamp book types, but I can’t remember. Next time you two do a live show together, I’ll make sure to remind you so we can ask him.
What a great lot. I’ve actually collected stamps since I was a little girl. I don’t really know the value of any of them now though, I just collected what I like LOL ! My mom used to work for a book company (think pre: amazon), and we would ship out THOUSANDS of books from our basement back when I was in like 1st and 2nd grade. We sold tax books and my mom would let me keep allll the international stamps off the packaging. I would cut them off the envelopes and then soak them and store them in a book. My favorite were the foreign stamps from China, Japan, Korea etc. Nowadays, I still collect stamps but I just buy the pretty ones I like at the post office. :) I love the Disney ones, Harry Potter, Batman, Star Trek etc. Recently my husband needed some stamps for some mail and just pulled some off the middle of one of my sheets and I flipped out, LOL ! Maybe ill send you a message about a couple I may be interested in if you come across haha.
Lol he must have slept on the couch last night. Thanks for sharing that with me.
What you've done is actually ideal for a collector : you created something with a personal connection to your interests (and thus your personality ) as well as a connection to your family history. It has "provenance " as they would say in antiques, which gives it meaning for the next person to own it :-)
You're doing it right, Jessica. You should just collect what you like, and let someone else worry about the value. Some of my favorite stamps wouldn't sell for 5 cents.
I've got into stamps only recently and I learned that most stamps have close to no value at all. I bought a lot of around 6000 stamps from my country for 20 bucks, took everything I needed from it and then sold it again for 20 bucks. So unless you find a hidden gem in there you won't make much money from it. But I think that you paid 40 bucks for that lot is a pretty good deal.
Some people save stamps as a hobby and don't worry about value. They will soak some on paper to float the stamps off just as a pastime, others only collect mint stamps and carefully mount them in albums.I played with it for awhile and still have some. Once in awhile I will put them on the back of a letter or bill thinking bit will give someone some fun just seeing an old stamp.
Incredible find… even for those not into stamps but like history it is cool!
Thanks Jez!
It will take you a LOT of time to understand this collection.. Awesome!
Thanks. I have plenty of time. Already listed some of it.
Kitchen scales, weigh the on-paper stamps, and divide them into suitable size packets. These are good for children.
Wow! All those for only $40? Your sourcing is out of this world!
Thank you! The thing is though I have passed up on zillion stamp collections because the prices are absolutely insane. This was the first time I was able to pounce on one and it paid off.
@@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter Experienced resellers know that you make your money when you buy, not when you sell.
What I saw was a lot of very common stamps. The mint US can probably be sold for 40% of face value, but the rest are just minimum value that most collectors wouldn't be interested in.
Keep in mind that many countries, especially in Eastern Europe, Africa, and the Middle East decided that selling stamps was an easy way to make money. They would print many different stamps each year, much more than the people in the country would ever use, and sell the stamps to naive collectors. Some countries even cancelled these stamps to make them look used, but most of the time they still have the gum on the back, so it's clear that they're not postally used. These are called Cancelled to Order (CTO). Some of the packets you have were put together by stamp companies that specialized in this sort of thing.
Of course I can't tell what's in those unopened envelopes but it looks like this collection was put together by somebody who fell victim to the kinds of stamp dealers I mentioned above. This doesn't mean that the person didn't enjoy putting together the collection. But, it doesn't have any significant value.
Big collections like this turn up every so often. Sometimes they're really valuable so it's fun to go through collections looking for the good stuff.
Very interesting. Thank you!
Yes, this is too true. I figure I won't order again if I get CTO and nothing of great value. I try to thrw my trash away, but too many people try to re-sell it.
May I ask how you got access to this hoard of stamps? If I want to buy in bulk where should I look at?
Sure. See my videos on how to post ads on Craigslist to get bulk buys
It seems as if philately (the hobby of collecting and studying stamps and philatelic related items) is getting more popular than it's been in decades. I don't know the reason but there's been stamps in the news over the past couple of years and surprisingly there seems to be quite a number of stamp RUclips channels.
Incidentally, $40 is probably a great bargain for such a large collection.
How has the selling of these on eBay been going?
Good way to sell that type of material would be offer selections by country of say 30-50 different stamps or whatever you can line up on the scanner and hope for couple dollars per lot. Best ones you have there are the Celebrate the Century sheets
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For $40 you did fine, but it's going to be a fair amount of work to sell all that.
FYI, on the US side, there is virtually nothing issued since 1940 that's worth more than face value. Complete sheets of most issues are available at or even below face because they were overprinted and overcollected. There is a market for "bulk" postage, but you have to sell at 70% of face or less to get any interest. I just bought a Minkus album for $25 at an estate sale this weekend. The stamps inside were junk, but tucked in the back was what turned out to be around $90 in unused postage, mostly in full sheets, but unfortunately nothing above 15 cents face. I should be able to get $50-$60 for that, plus another $10-$15 for the nice album. Not a great score, but still a decent profit.
Sorry Dom, but it is not a great lot. It looks like most of it is "junk" or fun for a beginner. Don't spend too much time on them, it is not worth it.
@@allendale18 agreed. Looks exactly like my collection when I was a kid.
I would just auction this in several lots.
No need to be sorry at all. I bought it for then experience and to learn and for $40 I’ve already learned a bunch in the comments.
$40 is well worth it for this lot if you have the means and the knowledge to redistribute. If the mint sheets had a face value of $60 or more it would be worth it. There is a thing called discount postage which are obsolete mint stamp that sell for 70 to 90 percent of face.
I would have brought this lot for $40 to donate and give to kids and other collector through my stamp club in Syracuse NY, the Syracuse Stamp Club. Since you are in Syracuse, look up the club.
Thanks. Will do.
I agree with the previous commenters. While I don't want to be a discouraging voice, truth will help as you try to become more knowledgeable. Many countries produced stamps as a revenue source from collectors rather than to meet an actual need for mailed items. Everything I saw was very common and won't have much of a market. I recommend trying to sell the whole lot for $50 and then try to make your profit from the Green Stamps. When most of the stamps you see are common, the odds of finding high value are low. Quality collections contain easily identified value. It just won't be worth your time to go through it stamp by stamp.
No no no, it is not discouraging at all but the notion that I am only going to be able to sell everything in that tote except the green stamps for $50 just is not true. It will be quite profitable. I am not going to go through them stamp by stamp but just the books alone well sell for well more than $50. The stamps of the century alone should sell for $50.
@@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter I'll be watching! Let's see where it goes. I wish you well as you sell.
I looooove stamps! I am watching because I thought maybe you were a collector. I have collected stamps for 40 years! I have way too many stamps and know way too much about them, lol. My area of specialty is classic British Commonwealth stamps! I can tell you that if have time and patience, you can check perfs, watermarks, color varieties and more to check for hidden gems.
Ok thank you!
Very interesting and informative videos!
Thank you for sharing your time and passion with us in Pembrokeshire Wales UK 👪🏴🇬🇧🙋🇺🇲🇺🇲
The random sheets you can throw up straight away for auction and get your money back.
Thanks!
What auction?
You sir are a better man than me, did stamps once and it burnt my mind out, never again ! Very time consuming figuring out who the lady on the stamp was and where from, etc etc . Still, is a good buy !
Thanks Mike. Lol
For the ones you laid out on the table, in glassine envelopes, you need to look those up there could be some value in some of those.
Watch out on the 1st Glassine small lot of China!
Thanks Kathy
@@duncanvr7567 will do!
Why the glassine envelopes.. I found tons in my attic stamps from late 1800’s as well as post cards
@@StephRenee812 so the glassine envelopes are specifically purchased by collectors to protect the stamp from moisture, similar to comic book backing boards, the glassine offer an extra layer of protection. They also cost a little bit (relatively). Therefore if a collector has taken the time to store a stamp in glassine it may be a stamp that they haven't quite got around to putting in an album, or also want to put into a presentation folder to sell at a stamp meeting. Generally, but not always, you should consider stamps found in them to have some type of value - either catalogue value - or collector value - which are two different things.
I love learning about new things took out for. Thanks for the info!
Yes very exciting
By in large, most stamps you find in these "accumulations" have a value of a dollar or less. There can be stamps that have a bit higher value. It is unlikely to fine a valued rare stamp because well, they are rare. Also these accumulation were like purchased aquired recently (last 50 years or sooner) from stamp dealers. So, unless the person accumulationing these stamps was seeking to buy high value items, it is unlikely there would be any in the accumulation.
But the enjoyment of collecting come from the search for stamps that will complete your collection in the way you want to see it. The affordability of stamp collecting I think is what keeps the hobby alive.
Thanks for the info!
Yes We love Postal Stamps great Video man
Thanks!
Good lot, even if they end up being sold cheap and a learning curve for you.
For sure. Thanks!
WOW!! What a great learning opportunity!
I've always purchased unused USPS Stamps (below cost/face value) Makes for interesting mailings & may spark a Young Collector :)
wow that first 10 seconds of the video was exactly what i was thinking lol!! glad i stayed. great intro.
Lol thanks
Stamp Stock books come blank. They are basically a holder for your personal collection of stamps
Thank you!
The pouch book is like you working book sorted to go to big book or ones you need to research more on
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Using stamp tweezers is essential when handling them, unused stamps are not necessarily more expensive or in higher demand than used stamps, it's unlikely that anyone will find rare or very expensive stamps in large lots/accumulations/old collections for various reasons.
Stamp collecting is a very interesting hobby but it is unlikely that anyone will make any significant amounts of money.
The envelopes you have, that contain stamps from specific countries are worth a few pounds or dollars per envelope. As are the plastic bags from specific countries.
My father was a stamp dealer for many years. From what I have seen, there isn't much value as far as a investment point of view. Your best bet is to lot up the foreign stamps from the US stamps. Collectors generally stick to US or foreign. If you lot them together, you will get a lot of requests to separate them. I don't know if I would spend a lot of money making them look nice. The stamps of paper sell them as a lot. Some collect them only on paper. The more recent stamps you could use as postage or sell for below face value.
Thanks. From what I could tell I think I’m going to do well though for just a $40 investment into the tote
@@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter Yes, I think that you will make your money back. Most people don't understand that stamps take a long time to have any value and some stamps need to be cancelled for them to have any value at all. My father once had a stamp like that and he took it over to the post office to get it cancelled so that he could sell it. It is a weird hobby to get into. Also, grading is extremely difficult unless you have been doing it for years.
@@ronaldsorenson6006 Thanks. Yeah, I think it is going to be a nice profit in the end.
The “White Ace” binder alone you held up with the MNH stamps is worth $35! Most of your investment.
Yes indeed!
Recent US high denomination ($5+) fine used are like gold dust. Try local big mail order Co. Or charity outlet.
This turned out to be super interesting & fun. (Not that I doubted you) very cool collection. Can’t wait to hear how it goes and your experience with them. Please keep us updated. Good luck!
Thanks Jessy! Do you have any stamps in your collection? I would think maybe you have some butterfly ones.
@@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter I have zero stamps as of now. I’ll check out yours as you list them for sure
@@Jessy.shops23 oh wow
I think you should start with a good pair on stamp tweezers.
Then refer to a Scott's catalog. You can find these at your local library.
Woohoo thanks for the shout outs. Two things - If you auction the albums if there is something in there a collector wants it will go higher than a buy it now. Second the world stamps if not collectible in and of themselves, can be put into world lots and sold like that to younger newer collectors or also sold as art supplies. People use vintage older stamps and modern colourful ones like the butterflies in stamp art and other art and craft projects.
Great to know!!! Thank you!!! I did not realize that you were a stamp expert.
I think the rare Disney stamp has the red omitted.
You should take a real close look at the block.
Will do. Thank you
Nice buy- good interest should be early Uruguay, Canada, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Hawaii, USA
I have lot of around the world old stamps
great
very useful and nice stamps! Always support the channel
How much for all the stamps in the envelopes. To reduce postage, the stamps can be removed from the envelopes and sent in a small plastic box? Sent to UK.
I have a few stamps as well, not as many as you but I've avoided going through them because it's so time consuming. I want to follow how you sell these so I can apply it to my own situation. Maybe it will give me some motivation to go through mine. Good Luck Dom $$$$
Thanks Allison!
Same here!
Just to let you know e little booklets called "Quick Saver Stamps" those are not reward point stamps those are actually "Food Stamps"! That's what Food Stamps used to look like back in the day, my mother saw this video and asked me to let you know this as she has had to use them ALOT back inn the good old days!
I don’t believe that’s correct. S&H Green Stamps were one of the first retail loyalty programs. Retailers would buy the stamps from the company and give them away to customers at a rate determined by the merchant. Food stamps are given out by the government.
The numbers in the top right corners of the glassine envelopes containing used American postage stamps (36:30) are Scott catalog numbers.
You think those could be worth mibey
@@StephRenee812 I expect you to earn a modest net profit when you are done selling. If you buy stamps again the books will help you. Bear in mind the books assign a minimum value of 25c to a stamp, but many are worth below this amount. For example, if you purchase a sheet of 100 1c stamps at the post office, the catalog value is $25, but the market value is $1 if you use the stamps on mail.
You give me so many different niche items to look out for. You duh man!
Thanks Em!
I inherited about 20 times that amount from my dad. Hope this vijeo has good advice...
Such an epic collection man! you should do awesome in this lot. Appreciate the shout out thank you!
My pleasure! Thanks!
Wow, what a deal! $40 investment for all those amazing stamps🤗
Thanks! I’m excited!
@@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter You should make a video on “ HOW MUCH 💲you made” for those amazing stamps 😊
@@mindymurata730 Hopefully some of them will show up in the monthly what sold video that I do
Alot of stamps are printed in the billions. Most valuable ones are errors, inverted watermarks, rare perforations, omitted colours, retouches, rusted clichés, short runs, and rare post office cancellations. It takes alot of years of research of multiple countries and issues.
from US, France, Australia and Ingland
Sorry I’m so late in responding but do you have any left? I’m interested in Jamaica and Czech Republic at this time.
Hi my name is Jimmy Johnson and I have also been collecting stands for quite a while I think it's the artwork for the prettiness or something I do love them and it's the value of some of them but I am 60 years old now and I would like to get the money out of them I have about six big totes like that full books
Wow. Impressive!
Hello you buy a great collection of stamps , you have to see if you have stamps of the early 1910
quite often s cancel is worth more than the mint version. depends.
I also acquired an almost full Scott Classic Specialized World Catalog (1840-1940) + lots of packs containing classic stamps. Could you give an example of a few cancelled stamps of value that may be found in the lot I have? I'm gonna learn what I can- but I need an expert! LOL
Do some stamp collectors assign value to used postage stamps based on what the rubber stamp the clerk decided to use on the day of using the actual stamp to mail the package? I feel like some Clerks will have cooler rubber stamp designs to mark the stamp as being used.
I have a sheet of circa 1997 "The World of Dinosaur" stamps -- not worth much IDT .. about the extent of my stamp experience. I need to frame it up to preserve it better.
Do you sell them in big bags?
I generally sell them in lots, but sometimes the bags are small, medium, or large
Ok when you selling them please send me a link.
@@natashathomas5141 just selling them privately by request. If interested, contact me at primetimetreasure@gmail.com
Hey man just came across your channel, and was wondering if you are interested in any stamp in particular? I have plenty of old comic collection stamps maybe you'll be interested? And that is just a smudge to the full collection that I own..
Thanks. I’m interested in comic books but not the stamps
A fantastic bargain Sir, great find.
Thanks. It was ravishing. Lol
I am looking for stamps that are sealed in those envelopes. How much are you looking for if you still have all of them in the same box? I love to have stamps from all over the world in bunches.
Just picked up a big lot of stamps
Cool!
Collectors don't always want mint stamps as occasionally used stamps are more valuable than mint. SG300 from Germany is a fine example as are used stamps from some Great Britain Commonwealth countries especially small island nations.
SG stands for the Stanley Gibbons catalog
My thoughts exactly (I’m not into stamps blah blah) but I enjoy your treasure hunting and yup, you delivered another great video! 👍🏼
Hungary hungry hippo 🦛😂
I like that you took a step into a relatively new category for you, and making back your money on just a couple of items is a winner winner chicken dinner in my view! 🐣
You did not send in the Green Stamps there were Green Stamp stores where you took your stamps and shopped. Also got them at grocery stores.
You could redeem them at stores, yes, but you also could redeem them through a catalog.
When I was a kid, we lived right down the street from an S&H Green Stamp redemption store. It was like a new car showroom without the cars.
@@treasurecoastpicker2744 that must have been cool to see
they value a lot
How much do you want for the Italy stamps?
Email me at primetimetreasure@gmail.com thanks
Hey I just watched this video today even though it says you put it up a year ago I live in Australia and I am in and out of stamps every now and then don’t really know a great deal about it but I just wanted to know that stamps just a personal thing I like collecting stamps with aircraft on or balloons or anything that flies man made that is Just wanted to let you know that stamps never expire they can still be used for postage today if they are and unused but make sure you don’t stamp a letter with a $20 million stamp. Lol
Actually the most collectors prefer the rare cancels and precancels which on a more common may make it more valuable so you have to research the different markings stamps are a hobby that takes a ton of research its not like sportscards. I collect everything art, antiques, cards, coins, pottery, books but stamps are recently new to me and I feel going to be tougher than coins and coins errors in my opinion.
Yes, stock books are sold empty and you put your own stamps inside..
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I have a large stamp collection. I got them in a large box like you. Still at it 20 years later I love to look at them to me is might be a!ot of one stamp value of a stamp to me is that little stamp has been around and made it to 100years
From what was shown there wasnt too much value. It looks the baggies would have been sold at a local stamp shop as a random assortment to fill empty spots in the stamp albums. Most of the time these worldwide bags of stamps have very little value unless sold as a lot. If i were you I would look through the envelopes of the worldwide countrues and see uf anything stands out. From what was shown i would say you might make 200 dollars if sold as an entire lot. Maybe 300 if split between the binders and the random envelopes of stamps
Neat lot!!!!# good luck with the lot!
Thanks!!!
Im s guy from the Philippines and i have 4 albums of old stamps foreign and loca.cay you buy it?
Any greek stamps please?
The only envelope I would like to see is the one with the Tibet stamps hasn't existed since the Chinese took over in 1949
Hello. Could you remind me of the part in the video that showed the Tibet stamps? That will make it much easier for me to find them
The envelope is the one that listed Hong Kong Philippines and Tibet
About 25:40
@@jameskruczek9635 Thanks. I just open up that envelope and unfortunately none of them contain stamps from Tibet. If I find any stamps from Tibet when going through it though the rest of the collection, I will reach back out to you
I think you sell whole box 200$ . I'm a stamp collector , there is little to no value in 95 % of stamps . Plus you only get 30% of catalog out of your stamps .
For the cost this was a great buy, I've been accumulating stamps for several years I plan on posting on Facebook or ebay, the nice thing about stamps is that they are relatively inexpensive, I get large lots from other companies and then split them down into yearly sets, or topicals, and even just random lots,
I would've easily paid $400 for the bin. Sounds like you took advantage of an old lady.
Did you not listen to the video? Of course not. Lol. I bought it from a relative who was selling off items from a deceased individual’s estate. No one took advantage of an old lady lol. Good grief 🙄
China stamps overprinted are good.
Empty stamp albums are nice, or full. But 10% full isn't too great.
i have many stamps of the world im looking for china stamps if can give me a price on them i would like to add them to my collection
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I have so many stamps, I have no idea to sell stamps… They are very valuable… I have queen Elizabeth’s stamps too.. Can anyone tell me how to sell stamps …
Lot loose stamps with the book. Empty books like that are hard sells
Good idea. Thanks!
Be careful make sure you get the right books & The right UV lights or the stamp collectors will eat you for lunch and cause you hell
I also like same type of stamp buying (bulk) but didn't get anywhere in lot. If anyone knows then let me know.
Omgosh iv got thousands of stamps I got out if a attic of a state auction, it's stamps from all over I have a tub and a suit case full ,Omgosh I have no idea how to sell them,