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donaldo wrote:

well if i was even thinking about buying them i would suggest that $10 the lot would be too much--they are listed in various catalogues plus all the stamp duty types are listed in the 2012 ACS catalogue as fiscally used--perhaps somebody else needs to state their opinions


Hi There, there are 67 pages of stamps in the album so at $10 a page that would still be $670.
The newest would be around 1954 the oldest 1862.
There are also evelopes full of old stamps and I found some of the side face ones with adverts on the back.
There are also 4 other albums full of stamps Cape of Good Hopec, Canada .Russia , Ducth Indies , Irish Free State Etc Australia etc about 80 or 90 pages all old as.
About 5 pages of old USA the album is 227 mm X 220mm

lester36 - 2013-02-23 16:42:00
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donaldo wrote:

[quote=spongefr-
isk]Hi there. I was looking through some things I inheritated from my grandfather and was wondering if the helpful people in here could help with IDing a couple of stamps and offering views on value.

all very very common and in poor condition
first 1 is finland 1911 cv 10p
2nd is common great britainh
3rd nz coro set --about $5
4th ross dep set --ditto

i think

Great thanks for that.

spongefrisk - 2013-02-23 21:02:00
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donaldo - 2013-02-23 22:36:00
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lester36 wrote:


Hi There, there are 67 pages of stamps in the album so at $10 a page that would still be $670.
The newest would be around 1954 the oldest 1862.
There are also evelopes full of old stamps and I found some of the side face ones with adverts on the back.
There are also 4 other albums full of stamps Cape of Good Hopec, Canada .Russia , Ducth Indies , Irish Free State Etc Australia etc about 80 or 90 pages all old as.
About 5 pages of old USA the album is 227 mm X 220mm


I presume you want to offload these stamps and get the best possible price so you can spend the money on other collectables? In that case knowledge is King. Take the stamps to a Dealer /Collector/ Stamp Club and get opinion's on value ,they will know after a quick flutter if you have something or nothing.This will give you a guideline on what to do.Other than that scan both sides of the individual pages and sell them one by one $1 reserve, free gallery at the moment and let the market decide.Most NZ decimals use for postage .Look online for ACS cat to give you values on NZ stamps.

Edited by rebel58 at 1:19 pm, Sun 24 Feb

rebel58 - 2013-02-24 13:07:00
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Rebel58 Thank You for a helpful sensible answer.
No I don't intend to just offload them as they are of interest to me.
But I may try selling some that have multiples.
I know one of the chaps in the stamp club here in Tauranga so I may give him a call so he can let me know if I have anything exceptionally exciting as, with the older overseas ones you never know

lester36 - 2013-02-24 13:49:00
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All good you are on the right track ,If not I am sure the Cartel will help.

rebel58 - 2013-02-24 16:46:00
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I'm not to sure if the Cartel is all up with the play on stamps.
I have an old Premier NZ Stamp album that I have had for ages that has a lot of missing spaces so I will probably full that up as well.
Thanks again.

lester36 - 2013-02-24 17:41:00
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Anyone know about the history of the 1930's 'Thursday Island - Queensland' postmarked Japanese stamps - similar to the one below - postally used ? -

www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/japan-nippon-sn-red-stamp-pos
tmark-238607233

There cant be many around for the postmark alone ? - what sort of value ?

Thanks

tmg - 2013-02-24 18:42:00
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lester36 wrote:


Hi There, there are 67 pages of stamps in the album so at $10 a page that would still be $670.
The newest would be around 1954 the oldest 1862.
There are also evelopes full of old stamps and I found some of the side face ones with adverts on the back.
There are also 4 other albums full of stamps Cape of Good Hopec, Canada .Russia , Ducth Indies , Irish Free State Etc Australia etc about 80 or 90 pages all old as.
About 5 pages of old USA the album is 227 mm X 220mm

it's probably worthwhile borrowing or obtaining a Stanley Gibbons world catalogue set -- your local library -- stamp club or possibly some are listed here -- for the Stanley Gibbons updated values look at the following Stanley Gibbons site:

www.allworldstamps.com

if you want to spend some time & get an indication of what the GB dealer sells them for -- possibly an exercise for winter nights ;-)

tmg - 2013-02-24 18:46:00
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Hi Again sorry to be a pain.
Should I be a bit happier with these ones
http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/full/256094456.jpg
http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/full/256094389.jpg
http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/full/256094310.jpg
English Queen Victoria ?
I checked allworldstamps but I could not get photos to compare.
There are 23 stamps with her on in the Great Britain ones plus others in the colonies.

lester36 - 2013-02-24 19:51:00
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first & second pics - 1d brown ?

third pic -- left one looks like a revenue overprint

what's colour of the right one - blue or green ?

tmg - 2013-02-24 20:26:00
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Pic 1 Left stamp & 2 looks like 1d red 1858-1870 Simplified SG 43 (obviously there are different plate #'s with these which may vary)

Pic 1 - Right stamp 1858-70 Simplified SG 51 - 1 & 1/2 d red

Pic 3 - Right stamp - 1887-1900 1/2d - SG Simplified # 197 vermillion or # 213 for 1/2d green (same stamp - issue in different colors)

Edited by tmg at 9:01 pm, Sun 24 Feb

tmg - 2013-02-24 20:53:00
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Pic 3 - Left Stamp looks like - Simplified SG Cat # O3 - 1882-1901 QV I R Official 1d - 16 dots in each corner

tmg - 2013-02-24 20:57:00
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tmg wrote:

first & second pics - 1d brown ?

third pic -- left one looks like a revenue overprint

what's colour of the right one - blue or green ?


Light green
First 2 photos are 3 1penny brown all slightly different.
There is also a 2 shilling & 6 pence light purple with a pattern of holes in it.
2 1/2 p, 11/2 p, 2 p,, 4 1/2 p, 6 p , and so on
Do they have value ?

lester36 - 2013-02-24 22:07:00
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bound to be shades / fadings / different plates / prints for the 1d brown
-- these can be complex - hence SG simplified value -- but without digging further & spending time to acsertain these.

the first 2/6 by looks is for QV 1883-84 SG 178 - possibly you have a perfin copy - the next 2/6 King Edward VII 1902-13 - then King George VI 1913-18 for GB.

2 1/2 p, 11/2 p, 2 p,, 4 1/2 p, 6 p may well be QV 1887-1900 - SG 197-214 sequence - but would need to see scan as there are other sets with some of these values - 4 1/2d looks if QV to be SG206 SG approx 40 pds -- possibly may have moved since this catalogue -- that's SG dealer selling price in stg -- some higher values in this set do have value.

in terms of real value -- consider any faults - folds - rips & tears / missing corners / thins etc - heavy cancellations - rust or discolouring -- and then what a willing buyer (perhaps on here) may be prepared to pay which could be anywhere from 15% - 40% of CV or more dependent on scarcity / demand / other bidders present etc etc

Edited by tmg at 10:43 pm, Sun 24 Feb

tmg - 2013-02-24 22:33:00
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If you have any values from the earlier 1883-84 QV set (1/2d - 1/- values single colour - dull mauves & greens with 2 1/2d horrizontal) there is certainly some value there -- again dependent on condition etc etc

tmg - 2013-02-24 22:49:00
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A Few More
http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/full/256129025.jpg
http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/full/256129060.jpg
http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/full/256129025.jpg
How do I know the dates , or do I need to get a book.
I can not seem to find photos on the stamp site.

lester36 - 2013-02-24 23:29:00
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Sorry I did 1 twice
http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/full/256129089.jpg
Some are a bit damaged and some have heavy cancellation but most not to bad to my eye, But what do I know I don't know the year.

lester36 - 2013-02-24 23:33:00
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donaldo - 2013-02-25 13:47:00
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lester36 wrote:

Sorry I did 1 twice
http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/full/256129089.jpg
Some are a bit damaged and some have heavy cancellation but most not to bad to my eye, But what do I know I don't know the year.

6d = SG 1865-67 QV SG #97

if you look on Trade Me -- you may find a British soft cover simplified catalogue listed

here are a some for GB:

Auction # 565284677
# 564982662 # 565289611
# 566296401 # 565286444

Edited by tmg at 2:43 pm, Mon 25 Feb

tmg - 2013-02-25 14:37:00
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Thanks For all your help.
A trip to the library for me on the weekend .
tmg I went to buy listing 56528477 but was beaten to the draw.

lester36 - 2013-02-25 22:25:00
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donaldo - 2013-02-28 15:08:00
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The Christchurch Stamp & Postcard Fair will be on this Saturday at the Philatelic Centre, 67 Mandeville St in Riccarton. Come and meet your favorite Trademe sellers or buyers 9am to noon.

twg1935 - 2013-03-01 00:05:00
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Friends who are moving out of the red zone have decided to get rid of their first day cover collections and stamp collections. Can you recommend a reputable dealer/buyer please? Christchurch I guess.

47toby - 2013-03-01 06:41:00
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47toby wrote:

Friends who are moving out of the red zone have decided to get rid of their first day cover collections and stamp collections. Can you recommend a reputable dealer/buyer please? Christchurch I guess.


If they bring along to the Fair in Christchurch on Saturday, there will be plenty of dealers available to give vendors some idea of value. Details of Fair are in post above yours.

twg1935 - 2013-03-01 09:23:00
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Some Members give their auction reference number P.... when making a payment.

The Bank payment is shown with the P# but this is of no use if only this number is available.

Only the LISTING number can be seached on TM.
So only the listing number is presently of importance as a reference tool .

if no other information is in the bank statement shown this causes just delays.

I would suggest a bank payment is made giving only the TM user name.
Such payments are easier identified and adds to the quick processing.

The P# leads to more disruption as reference and detail is not correctly interpreted by the payee and the long numbers are not often correctly passed on.

When I issue a receipt I only note the last four numbers of the list which suffices identification.
Of course TM could not do that but the buying member can identify the lots by the last four digits of the listing number.

It would even help if a TM search could be made like ....1234.

Streamlining a selling process etc is good but other media is also involved wich is time consuming like packaging, postage .

Any other thoughts on this ?

philafarinz - 2013-03-01 10:33:00
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twg1935 wrote:

The Christchurch Stamp & Postcard Fair will be on this Saturday at the Philatelic Centre, 67 Mandeville St in Riccarton. Come and meet your favorite Trademe sellers or buyers 9am to noon.


Beat me to it Gary.

rebel58 - 2013-03-01 11:44:00
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Thanks twg1935 :-). Any other suggestions if they cannot make the fair?

Edited by 47toby at 8:50 pm, Fri 1 Mar

47toby - 2013-03-01 20:48:00
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Wait for the next fair - they are once a month. Or look up "Stamp Dealers" in the Yellow Pages.

funho1 - 2013-03-02 08:57:00
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47toby wrote:

Thanks twg1935 :-). Any other suggestions if they cannot make the fair?

Good point !

I would like to be there too.
However I would need a confidante to do the snooping, who would know what to buy and at what price.

I would be happy to be your confidante, if you can afford me.

philafarinz - 2013-03-02 14:32:00
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funho1 wrote:

Wait for the next fair - they are once a month. Or look up "Stamp Dealers" in the Yellow Pages.


Good advice Google and the Yellow pages are your friend especially in Christchurch as all of the Christchurch Dealers are operating out of homes rather than retail premises but have retained their business telephone numbers. You are best to get at least two appraisals.

rebel58 - 2013-03-02 19:51:00
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donaldo - 2013-03-04 15:54:00
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Interesting thread in Trade Me Discussion category about Kiwi stamps:
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Community/MessageBoard/Messages.asp
x?id=1221864&topic=10

twg1935 - 2013-03-05 23:12:00
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twg1935 wrote:

Interesting thread in Trade Me Discussion category about Kiwi stamps:
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Community/MessageBoard/Messages.asp
x?id=1221864&topic=10

Amazing that they haven't withdrawn the faulty 10x booklets that have poor stick/gum jobs -- instead of continuing selling them ;-)

tmg - 2013-03-06 14:45:00
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philafarinz wrote:

Some Members give their auction reference number P.... when making a payment.

The Bank payment is shown with the P# but this is of no use if only this number is available.

Only the LISTING number can be seached on TM.
So only the listing number is presently of importance as a reference tool .

if no other information is in the bank statement shown this causes just delays.

I would suggest a bank payment is made giving only the TM user name.
Such payments are easier identified and adds to the quick processing.

The P# leads to more disruption as reference and detail is not correctly interpreted by the payee and the long numbers are not often correctly passed on.

When I issue a receipt I only note the last four numbers of the list which suffices identification.
Of course TM could not do that but the buying member can identify the lots by the last four digits of the listing number.

It would even help if a TM search could be made like ....1234.

Streamlining a selling process etc is good but other media is also involved wich is time consuming like packaging, postage .

Any other thoughts on this ?

the last 6 digits of any of the auction numbers a buyer has grabbed as a reference here works fine -- perhaps Trade Me should have made this change optional to see how many liked yet another numbering system to contend with ? ;-)

tmg - 2013-03-06 14:48:00
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Any long numbering system is fine as an auction ID for TM. (when copied and pasted)
However when others use this same number, mistakes creep in via Member or Bank processing.

When I refer to an auction number the last 4 digits are ample allowing correct detail 99%.
They can not get it right every time and the time ( not that a simpler system will eliminate mistakes) it takes sortiing and searching for correct details, is plainly wasting time.

Why not just use the more familiar USER name as reference. Chances are Banks may get that right more often.

philafarinz - 2013-03-06 20:52:00
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Stamp Fair in Invercargill this Saturday. 9 March. Hosted by Southland Stamp Club. 10am-4pm at the Senior Citizens Centre, Nith & Forth St. Club members and Trademe members will have stands with stamps for sale - plenty of bargains. Free advice. See you there.

dunedinstamps - 2013-03-07 09:11:00
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donaldo - 2013-03-09 11:55:00
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1906 Christchurch 1d Claret.
Item 568870276.

Interested in your comments on this 'stamp'.
The watermark and perfs are all wrong and the colour looks dubious as well.
A cut-out or 'doctored' photo?

This guy seems to have a knack of coming up with 'rare items'; most of which look extremely dubious.

Edited by phil.s at 1:28 pm, Sun 10 Mar

phil.s - 2013-03-10 13:26:00
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Defiantly bogus ,It is roulette'd rather than perfed much like the modern peel and stick stamps. The star wmk is interesting as you can see it in the scan, penciled in perhaps?
Can some of the more knowledgeable Dealers shed some light,My thinking a modern Cinderella?

Edited by rebel58 at 3:52 pm, Sun 10 Mar

rebel58 - 2013-03-10 15:49:00
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Hello Stamp experts:) Could you please tell me about my stamps re condition and values. Thank you:)
http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/full/258225617.jpg
http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/full/258225674.jpg

kristall - 2013-03-10 18:42:00
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donaldo - 2013-03-10 21:32:00
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Thank you Donaldo:) Could you please look at this First Day Cover with a close up of the Date and give your opinion - sorry about the quality of the photos, but it is night time and I don't have a good Camera!
http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/full/258264590.jpg

kristall - 2013-03-10 22:22:00
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phil.s wrote:

1906 Christchurch 1d Claret.
Item 568870276.

Interested in your comments on this 'stamp'.
The watermark and perfs are all wrong and the colour looks dubious as well.
A cut-out or 'doctored' photo?

This guy seems to have a knack of coming up with 'rare items'; most of which look extremely dubious.

Praps someone should ask when he mite be listing a copy of the 1900 4d with an inverted centre ? ;-)

tmg - 2013-03-11 04:15:00
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rebel58 wrote:

Defiantly bogus ,It is roulette'd rather than perfed much like the modern peel and stick stamps. The star wmk is interesting as you can see it in the scan, penciled in perhaps?
Can some of the more knowledgeable Dealers shed some light,My thinking a modern Cinderella?

Yep .. good call there -- that style of perfing is similar to 1994/95 A-B adhesives -- and they dont seem to be showing too much wear & tear for 100+ years time on the clock -- the print is fresh too -- too fresh for the age IMO

tmg - 2013-03-11 04:24:00
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First Day Cover.
Looks a very nice cover in good condition.
Catalogued at $350 by Campbell Paterson.

phil.s - 2013-03-11 14:24:00
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Thank you phil.s. I have a same family set of 6 of these 1901 First Day Covers in similar condition, 5 of which were sent to the same Christchurch address and 1 addressed to the "Press" Office in Christchurch by the same writer, who was in fact on the Literary Staff of the "Weekly Press" in 1900, so sent it to himself:) I have a number of items to sell to fund our House extension, and it has been suggested I take them to a Mowbray Auction due to their uniqueness, for a wider audience. Do you know what their commission might be compared to selling on Trademe? or is that commercially sensitive? Don't want to get into trouble:( Oh what to do as I have only collected and never sold!

kristall - 2013-03-11 15:38:00
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Hi there. I have 3 small envelopes from Germany - all used with franked stamps on them. One from October 1900 (or could be 1908), one from 1940, and one from 1949. I wondered if anyone could please tell me if these would be of interest to someone, or shall I just stick them in my scrapbook? :-) Thanks so much. Jen

jenandjohn - 2013-03-11 23:51:00
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Hi guys, a month or 2 ago there was a stamp fair here in Timaru, which i unfortunately missed. I am wondering if this is a regular thing? Anyone able to shed some light. Cheers.

shredzwear - 2013-03-13 01:43:00
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jenandjohn wrote:

Hi there. I have 3 small envelopes from Germany - all used with franked stamps on them. One from October 1900 (or could be 1908), one from 1940, and one from 1949. I wondered if anyone could please tell me if these would be of interest to someone, or shall I just stick them in my scrapbook? :-) Thanks so much. Jen

Are you able to upload scans & post links to the scans in the thread please ? Ta

tmg - 2013-03-13 15:53:00
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