Whatchu know about stamp collections

Aeroknow

Aeroknow

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Just curious. Any of you know anything about stamps?
My Grandfather collected them, very long story i’ll tell it later in this thread, but he told me his collection was mine when he died and then sure enough Grandma kicked them down before she passed too. I am stoked i was able to grab all 3 stamp book collections just about an hour and a half before my house burned down in The Camp Fire in NorCal last Nov 8.

If you got some stamps or some stories about stamps, or know anything about stamps, please post it here. Because i don’t know shit! I’ll start posting pics of the inside and outside of those books i got here soon.

Thank you. I love you.













@curious2garden
Did i do this right? :hug:
 
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Aeroknow said:
Just curious. Any of you know anything about stamps?
My Grandfather collected them, very long story i’ll tell it later in this thread, but he told me his collection the collection was mine when he died and then sure enough Grandma kicked them down before she passed too. I am stoked i was able to grab all 3 stamp book collections just about an hour and a half before my house burned down in The Camp Fire in NorCal last Nov 8.

If you got some stamps or some stories about stamps, or know anything about stamps, please post it here. Because i don’t know shit! I’ll start posting pics of the inside and outside of those books i got here soon.

Thank you. I love you.













@curious2garden
Did i do this right? :hug:
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Ha ha :clap: I say yes and how about some pictures of those stamps. No rattlers on this thread!
 
Ok, i’ll cry later.
So this big ass book is dated 1956 so it can’t be the one they gave them while they were in the VA hospital right after ww2 ended. The box has some stamps in it too.
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curious2garden said:
Uh oh, where were they? I'm not liking this post until you deny it's where I'm thinking.
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They were in a dresser drawer along with his razor, zippo lighters from the war/s and my other grandfathers wedding ring and not sure what else until i remember. I showed them off to some people a while before and instead of putting them back in the box, i put them in a drawer. Omg

I’m pretty sure one or both of the smaller ones was the ones from the VA hospital
 
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Look for 2 color inverted ones. They had to run them through twice, once for each color. They ran them by hand, a few blocks of stamps got switched around upside down.

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Anything sold first at expositions (i.e. 1892-93 Columbian Exposition, 1915 Pan American Expo, etc.) are worth a little something. Many expos also had commerative 50 cent pieces minted by congressional approval, and sometimes gold pieces that are now worth astronomical amounts of money. The Pan Am Expo sold the only $50 gold pieces ever minted by the US in 1915. They sold for $100 each, and had 2 varieties-circular and octagonal. The common man couldn't afford them (then or now, Iol) so they didn't make very many thus creating rarity.

https://www.history.com/news/11-most-controversial-stamps-in-u-s-history

Some of the older controversial ones are worth something, and are amazing bits of history.

Blocks of stamps never broken up are valuable.
Generally, they have to be from the 1940's on back, preferably uncanceled, in perfect shape to command top dollar. A $100 stamp is only worth maybe $15 if it's beat up.
1950's forward there were a lot of stamp collectors who saved examples of everything. American issues have the most value to American collectors but there are notable exceptions from Europe.

The Smithsonian collection is the most fabulous on earth and they have unique examples that are priceless.

I love stamps. None of mine are worth much but they're fun to look at.
 
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I saw this the other day and had to laugh. It's worth twice as much because the block border with serial # is still attached.

(I probably would have torn it off as a kid to make it 'perfect'. Lol.)

@Aeroknow ,you got to love this one.

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1939 100th anniversary of baseball.

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Willie Mays and Hank Aaron will be on stamps someday like a month after they die. (No rush Willie and Hank!)

I wonder if Barry Bonds will ever get on a stamp?

Well, bobble heads are collectable too.
(Why did his head keep getting bigger each year?)

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tangerinegreen555 said:
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Look for 2 color inverted ones. They had to run them through twice, once for each color. They ran them by hand, a few blocks of stamps got switched around upside down.

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Anything sold first at expositions (i.e. 1892-93 Columbian Exposition, 1915 Pan American Expo, etc.) are worth a little something. Many expos also had commerative 50 cent pieces minted by congressional approval, and sometimes gold pieces that are now worth astronomical amounts of money. The Pan Am Expo sold the only $50 gold pieces ever minted by the US in 1915. They sold for $100 each, and had 2 varieties-circular and octagonal. The common man couldn't afford them (then or now, Iol) so they didn't make very many thus creating rarity.

https://www.history.com/news/11-most-controversial-stamps-in-u-s-history

Some of the older controversial ones are worth something, and are amazing bits of history.

Blocks of stamps never broken up are valuable.
Generally, they have to be from the 1940's on back, preferably uncanceled, in perfect shape to command top dollar. A $100 stamp is only worth maybe $15 if it's beat up.
1950's forward there were a lot of stamp collectors who saved examples of everything. American issues have the most value to American collectors but there are notable exceptions from Europe.

The Smithsonian collection is the most fabulous on earth and they have unique examples that are priceless.

I love stamps. None of mine are worth much but they're fun to look at.
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Very cool bro!
tangerinegreen555 said:
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I saw this the other day and had to laugh. It's worth twice as much because the block border with serial # is still attached.

(I probably would have torn it off as a kid to make it 'perfect'. Lol.)

@Aeroknow ,you got to love this one.

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1939 100th anniversary of baseball.

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Willie Mays and Hank Aaron will be on stamps someday like a month after they die. (No rush Willie and Hank!)

I wonder if Barry Bonds will ever get on a stamp?

Well, bobble heads are collectable too.
(Why did his head keep getting bigger each year?)

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when i get home i’ll look for that 1839 baseball one and the others
 
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