How can I get my stamp collection valued?

Contact the Philatelic Traders’ Society by visiting its website. They will be able to give your collection an ‘appraisal’ for free and give you advice as to whether or not your collection may be worth something.

Is there an app to value stamps?

The free “Stamp Manager” app takes the stamp collectors’ world into the digital age with a mobile desktop platform. The app is available for both iOS and android free of charge in the respective app store.

Are stamps with postmarks worth anything?

If the postmarks are on full envelopes or post cards they are called covers. That is what collectors and dealers refer to them as. If the postmark is cut from the cover, it will be worth far less and maybe nothing.

Do stamp collections have any value?

Stamp collections only rarely contain extremely rare and valuable stamps. Values assigned by stamp catalogues are very optimistic and seldom realized. In the real world, modern mint stamps are not worth their face value when sold at auction or to dealers unless there was a low print run or a printing error.

What do I do with an inherited stamp collection?

If you can’t afford to keep an inherited stamp collection but aren’t willing to sell it, consider donating it to a worthy organization. If the collection is of value or historical interest, donating it is a great way to memorialize an avid philatelist. You may also qualify for a tax break!

Is there a free app to identify stamps?

Stamp ID Pro is a stamp collecting app that makes it easy to identify United States stamps quickly. It uses the process of elimination to identify each stamp in the least number of possible steps. Stamp ID Pro is free to download and try (full feature) for a limited time.

How do you identify rotary press stamps?

If the stamp you are measuring is wider or longer than the template it is a Rotary Press Printing. Until 1918, every U.S. stamp had been printed using the engraved process.

Which Benjamin Franklin stamps are valuable?

The former Postmaster general of the United States is a popular figure to feature on many US postage stamps. The most valuable of all Benjamin Franklin stamps is the 1c Benjamin Franklin Z Grill, sometimes just referred to as the Z Grill.

Do stamp collectors collect used stamps?

used – Typically, people will collect either mint or used stamps. Used stamps may be easier to collect and may also be collected for the cancellations on them.