shayne45 wrote:

Would anybody have an idea what this is valued at?

http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/27/213452327_full.jp
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Thank you in advance

Catalogued in Stanley Gibbons at 30p so I'd be selling at 30 cents NZ Min you it would be hard to sell because there were three stamps in the set and most people will only buy a complete set. I have quite a few sets in stock which i'd be happy to sell for $2 a set.

kiwisteven - 2012-04-14 23:50:00

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shayne45 - 2012-04-15 13:26:00

bottom perfs look slightly puckerood in the scan & top perfs suggests either hinged / staining or something stuck to it or I need new glasses ;-)

tmg - 2012-04-15 14:10:00

SG online - allworldstamps.com - Niue -page 9 - 1d - SG72 30p UHM; 10p Used. For the set of 3 (SG 72-74) - 1 pound UHM; 70p Used

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shayne45 - 2012-04-15 14:46:00

Trade Me wrote:

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It might not pay to slag off a dealer in Wellington before you see him.I think you might have burnt you bridge with at least one in Christchurch.Or is Oh Well an apology?

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rebel58 - 2012-04-15 15:45:00

rebel58 wrote:

It might not pay to slag off a dealer in Wellington before you see him.I think you might have burnt you bridge with at least one in Christchurch.Or is Oh Well an apology?

stay with the burnt bridge ,would be my thought . if the fool wants to burn them; well it may increase the value of the other 10 million in circulation :)

gandalff4 - 2012-04-15 17:16:00

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I have no idea why you won't be taking my advice on it as i have had over 40 years experience in the stamp trade, and have a good reputation and you were asking exactly for the sort of advice i gave you. I can only assume you are an idiot. Of course i would sell you a set for $2 or else i'd not say so!

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shayne45 - 2012-04-16 08:29:00

Trade Me wrote:

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I am not hiding at all .Very easy to find pop over for a cuppa sometime for a chat.What is HMWM????

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rebel58 - 2012-04-16 09:21:00

Goodness! I always thought stamp collecting was a peaceful hobby. It's like a soap opera on here at the moment.

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shayne45 - 2012-04-16 10:17:00

Hmmm well .. ACS or Len Jury catalogues mite be a better guide to what some NZ items sell for locally from selected dealers, rather than SG and then adjusted to the prescribed 25% - 40% .. ;-)

tmg - 2012-04-16 14:43:00

stak wrote:

Goodness! I always thought stamp collecting was a peaceful hobby. It's like a soap opera on here at the moment.

Aye .. must be something in the air between seasons ;-)

tmg - 2012-04-16 14:45:00

gandalff4 wrote:

stay with the burnt bridge ,would be my thought . if the fool wants to burn them; well it may increase the value of the other 10 million in circulation :)

mite be a long wait tho ;-)

tmg - 2012-04-16 14:47:00

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not a good look for any prospective buyers reading here who mite have been interested in your penny bargains, sunshine .. dont think they dont read this thread eithers .. ;-)

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shayne45 - 2012-04-16 15:01:00

Trade Me wrote:

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Dont think many reach here, or did one get through ? ;-)

tmg - 2012-04-16 17:43:00

shayne45 wrote:

It's a typo that all of them copped as listed them all as a list similar item. I think it is supposed to be hinged mint water mark maybe.
I would love to discuss this with someone. As I said above it is a great concern that I don't end up letting this person down. This person who may well be reading this. I have never had reason to be called the names I have been in this forum. I will leave it at that at this time. Unreserved apologies from this corner. I am a bit of a tinder match at the moment. I am definitely not in the habit of burning bridges. And I will place a screen shot of the Stanley Gibbons page I was reading. This is where the issues started. I have a doctors appointment this morning so I will drag it out this afternoon.

Now that we've all calmed down, let's check if we are talking about the same thing. Kiwisteven is quite correct in his pricing. I've just checked, and SG catalogues the Niue set of 3 at 1 Pound, and (like him) I would be a willing seller of the set of 3 at $2. I think Shayne45 is looking at the 1937 Coronation omnibus set price in SG of (I think) around 120 Pounds. This is for the COMPLETE collection of all the Commonwealth sets for the Coronation - some 202 stamps in total. Retail price for the complete collection, unmounted mint, is around $NZ150/180, and I retail a complete collection (of 202 stamps) hinged into a special album, for around $75.00.

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shayne45 - 2012-04-17 09:07:00

Trade Me wrote:

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Self promotion of ones Auctions ,Businesses and contact details are not permitted on these threads so Kiwisteven had no choice not Qualifying himself.But if you took your time and looked on his profile page it would have been a different story.Some times we are to quick to judge with out all the facts.Stamp Dealers are a dying or rare breed nowdays and have a wealth of knowledge and should be used not abused.Perhaps you should contact Trademe and get your misinformed opinions removed ?That would be the decent thing to do.

rebel58 - 2012-04-17 10:21:00

well ~~ there we go ! sanity restored :)

gandalff4 - 2012-04-17 10:38:00

gandalff4 wrote:

well ~~ there we go ! sanity restored :)

it seems so .. what were we discussing before that ? ;-)

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tmg - 2012-04-17 23:30:00

Stamps? Medication for Psychiatric Disorders?

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rebel58 - 2012-04-18 07:39:00

tmg wrote:

it seems so .. what were we discussing before that ? ;-)

don's claiming to have returned to his youth and is now 21 again :)
Rebel wanted to throw himself in front of a working washing machine in order to commit hari kari :) seems that throwing himself off a soap box failed :)

gandalff4 - 2012-04-18 17:35:00

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don's claiming to have returned to his youth and is now 21 again :)
Rebel wanted to throw himself in front of a working washing machine in order to commit hari kari :) seems that throwing himself off a soap box failed :)

mite be a while before the youth finds this place again, as time catches up to 2012, you reckon ? ;-)

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ecobruin - 2012-04-18 22:59:00

rebel58 wrote:

Stamps? Medication for Psychiatric Disorders?

that's enuff of that - gandalff has deliberated & decided earlier on that we are all deemed to be sane again :-)

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tmg - 2012-04-18 23:41:00

ecobruin wrote:

Hi all, have a lot of stamps from nan, one pair of blue ones caught my eye exactly the same but different spelling one has lake wakatipu the other lake wakitipu, any idea on value or if they are common thanks in advance, not sure on how to sell the rest she has every stamp from late 1800's till 2010 til she passed thanks if anyone has any ideas

the Lake Stamps with Wakatipu on them were first issued in both spellings back in 1898 Pictorials set and then as 40c values in 1998 (both spellings) for the 100 years centenary of the Pictorials issue

tmg - 2012-04-18 23:45:00

ecobruin wrote:

Hi all, have a lot of stamps from nan, one pair of blue ones caught my eye exactly the same but different spelling one has lake wakatipu the other lake wakitipu, any idea on value or if they are common thanks in advance, not sure on how to sell the rest she has every stamp from late 1800's till 2010 til she passed thanks if anyone has any ideas

You're probably best to try to get an idea of the value of the content in the collection before deciding whether you wish to sell or not. One of the recent dealer catalogues listed on Trade Me (Jury or ACS 2012) may give some idea of what some dealers may sell similar for - or a visit to a local dealer in your area or your local stamp club might be worthwhile. Value will depend on extent of the content & coverage, condition, whether mint, used, hinged, faults or otherwise, any scarcer items, complete sets , market conditions, etc and may well be a % of dealer pricing. (25 - 40% not unusual on here, with possibly higher for scarcer items) From there you may need to look at if you wish to sell individual higher value items separately, or as a collection as a whole on here or to a dealer. That is if you wish to sell. Market realisation will usually be less than dealer pricing.

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ecobruin - 2012-04-19 08:15:00

ecobruin wrote:

Hi all, have a lot of stamps from nan, one pair of blue ones caught my eye exactly the same but different spelling one has lake wakatipu the other lake wakitipu, any idea on value or if they are common thanks in advance, not sure on how to sell the rest she has every stamp from late 1800's till 2010 til she passed thanks if anyone has any ideas

This sounds like a huge collection that could add up a few thousand if the condition is good and it is mostly complete. Some of the key ones to look out for are higher values of 1898 Pictorials, 1906 Christchurch & 1913 Auckland Exhibitions. 1931 Health Blue and Red Boys. There are a lot more too. If the later decimals are mint they can still be used for postage (not that I'm suggesting that you do) but even if you sold mint in bulk you could get around 70% of face value. I think it's really worth investing in a catalogue that can be bought for about $10 to give you an idea as it's hard to say without seeing the collection. You will get a fraction of the catalogue price but at least you will know which ones are valuable. If you have the time selling smaller lots on Trade Me could be the way to go. Nothing is rubbish as people have different areas that they collect and different budgets to spend on stamps.

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ecobruin - 2012-04-19 10:34:00

ecobruin wrote:

Thanks Stak, yes I suppose it is worth buying a book, the task looks daunting but I suppose one I get into it I might be fun.. Thanks for answering, much appreciated:)

It even gets better Google ACS (Auckland City Stamps) and they have an online catalogue you can look at also Public Libraries have stamp Catalogues..If you Have children get them to help (offer them a % of profits) they will learn something(History ,Geography etc) and you can make money and bond at the same time.But beware one of them might catch the Bug and become stamp collectors themselves.

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rebel58 - 2012-04-19 10:52:00

ecobruin wrote:

Thanks for all that wonderful information tmg :) Most helpful.
Don't think I have the perspicacity or patience to go through them with the attention to detail they deserve, think it takes a special kind of person to hold that type of concentration over a prolonged period of time.
That being said, are there any that I should keep an eye out for? Or is there any rubbish probably worth throwing like there are the odd ones cut in half, and ones with specimen stamped over the face and others with cancelled? I do appreciate the help, hard to know what to do, brother was going to dump the lot at the tip but I saved them as there might be something that someone wants and sad to see it go to waste...

You mention "specimen" and "cancelled". Strange things to have in a basic collection, particularly if these are on New Zealand stamps. It is possible you have something a bit more specialised, so the standard catalogues won't cover this. Suggest go to the Yellow Pages, and try a couple of the local dealers who would have more advanced knowledge. They would be able to tell you straight away what potential is in the collection. Hope some help.

dunedinstamps - 2012-04-19 11:26:00

dunedinstamps wrote:

You mention "specimen" and "cancelled". Strange things to have in a basic collection, particularly if these are on New Zealand stamps. It is possible you have something a bit more specialised, so the standard catalogues won't cover this. Suggest go to the Yellow Pages, and try a couple of the local dealers who would have more advanced knowledge. They would be able to tell you straight away what potential is in the collection. Hope some help.

Best advice yet ,if you have Early New Zealand with Specimen and Cancelled on them you might have the Dealers ringing your door bell.Remember get at least Two to three Valuations .

rebel58 - 2012-04-19 11:41:00

Yes the last two posters are right suggesting to take it to a couple of dealers. This could be a serious collection and various stamps have more value depending on papers, watermarks, perforations, etc. and these won't be mentioned in a standard catalogue. Good luck, let us know how you get on.

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ecobruin - 2012-04-19 14:45:00

ecobruin wrote:

Thanks to rebel58, dunedinstamps and again stak, your sagely advice is well appreciated.
Will put the specimen and cancelled together, scan them (i guess it's ok to do this) and send off a few emails to dealers asking what they think the value is couldn't hurt.

You will be better making an appointment and taking the whole collection in to a couple of dealers, to do it properly. I only picked on the specimens because their presence suggests a better than usual chance of the collection having a reasonable value.

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muzz8 - 2012-04-19 17:04:00

Hi. Can anyone out there please help me?. I am trying to source some sort of catalogue or reference site that can tell me what Cals have been issued in NZ by year etc?. Cheers

torrington - 2012-04-20 20:13:00

torrington wrote:

Hi. Can anyone out there please help me?. I am trying to source some sort of catalogue or reference site that can tell me what Cals have been issued in NZ by year etc?. Cheers

stampsnzdotcom has them listed under each year. Not sure how complete though.

paulmc - 2012-04-21 00:18:00

kiwisteven wrote:

there are lots of people currently collecting all sorts of things to do with the Cathedral and other Christchurch buildings which have succumbed to the earthquakes. I have virtually sold out of my Cathedral Postcards.

Any one know what the song is on the J berry submitted CHCH cathedral design page 363 of PSNZ vol2.

thornton2006 - 2012-04-23 13:50:00

thornton2006 wrote:

Any one know what the song is on the J berry submitted CHCH cathedral design page 363 of PSNZ vol2.

That's a great question which I don't know the answer to. however If you scan the stamp design and put the query in the music group, somebody might recognise the music itself.

kiwisteven - 2012-04-23 22:08:00

thornton2006 wrote:

Any one know what the song is on the J berry submitted CHCH cathedral design page 363 of PSNZ vol2.

It's hard to make out exactly what pitches are intended ... perhaps the designer just wanted the visual effect of something that looked like a hymn and which would fit into the layout of his design. (The notes do approximately match the words "Can-ter-bu-ry Cen-ten-ni-al" below them). The music looks like it may have been based on "The Old Hundredth" (Doxology) ("Praise God from whom all blessings flow...") but the pitches are not accurately notated, and in any case the music only has the top two notes of the 4-part harmony.

musikal - 2012-04-24 00:48:00