With respect to stamps found upside down in the mount: with British stamps, we typically place the stamp inverted or sideways in the mount to indicate the orientation of the watermark...
After seeing so many UA-cam videos with junky or kids' collections of "rare" stamps. it's refreshing to see a collection with some genuinely nice material. Good job of showing the stamps and presenting your break down strategy.
Ah, for the vast majority, it is beyond their means to consistently get stamps several hundred or more valued stamps. I agree though there are too many videos of people showing stamps as rare that are common.
Hey guys! I wanted to thank you both for making these great videos. I recently opened a philatelic eBay store and it can be difficult to gauge stamps on my own.. There isn't a stamp dealer ANYWHERE near me and I am not a expert like you guys. I find the info and thought process very valuable. BTW, I bought that block of fast flying Jennys Michael showed on a video at the Chicago stamp show a month or two ago.. love em :) Thanks again.
Very informative, even for someone who does not collect US stamps :) Your demonstration of the value that companies like yours bring to the process of assessing and breaking up a collection was quite educational.
Vert good présentation. Michael in a video from a few weeks ago we could see an albun from canada open on the Bluenose series page. Would it be possible to have a similar presentation?
I want to know what will happend if rare most valuable stamps known to be exist only on 2-3 copies and i have lot more than what was written .lets say only two copies to be found and in my collection i have 5-6 of thoes rare stamps!? What will be the price ?
Cert for a #12 would confirm imperf and not trimmed. I think that expense would be recouped at hammer. At what resolution do you analyze profits? Per lot or per stamp if possible? Or per month / quarter. I’m curious if data plays a role in informing your approach. Have you empirically tried to maximize profits or is it more holistic? What fluid do you use to show details and WMs? Would sending the $5 in to PSE for a contemporary certificate be justified? I think so. Why would you get more money for Zepplins on their own as opposed to folded into a collection? Bulk discount rate mentality? Yes, show us what they sell for later! Do a post mortem please! Tell us the profit margin (% purchase price) if possible. Could this be an Art and a Science? Could you Moneyball this a bit? Maybe folks have tried this and the science falls apart?
Here is a challenge, try to find stamps of some value from an ultra modern US stamp collection, say 2000 onward. For many Americans this is what they can afford aside from a few older stamps worth up to $50. Or do valuation of a young philatelists collection -- by young someone in their early 20's. This evaluation is very educational and helpful but continues the perception of stamp collecting as one done by people seeking old, used-up stamps for the sole sake of getting an ample return on it. My one problem with classic stamps is that it is burdened by too many pictures of Benjamin Franklin, Washington and the founding fathers. Only the commemoratives get interesting. Of course every era has its design/aesthetic pitfalls. One observation about classic US stamps from 19th and very early 20th century -- wouldn't you think values of them will stagnate as the survival rate of them will remain high as the internet highlights how "valuable" these stamps are. Who knows, the commemoratives from the mid 1930's through the early 1990's may become attractive for its value as people use them and treat them roughly due to the overproduction of these. Yeah, it will take a good 25 - 40 years but as long as there are videos such as you ignoring these or stamp dealer denigrating them, it may be worth holding onto a few beautiful examples of what are now considered common and not worth holding stamps.
LOVING this peek behind the curtain! Knowing how collections are assessed gives a greater understanding of how to build a quality one from the start
With respect to stamps found upside down in the mount: with British stamps, we typically place the stamp inverted or sideways in the mount to indicate the orientation of the watermark...
After seeing so many UA-cam videos with junky or kids' collections of "rare" stamps. it's refreshing to see a collection with some genuinely nice material. Good job of showing the stamps and presenting your break down strategy.
Ah, for the vast majority, it is beyond their means to consistently get stamps several hundred or more valued stamps. I agree though there are too many videos of people showing stamps as rare that are common.
Great episode, looking and breaking down the collection! Awesome! :)
Hey guys! I wanted to thank you both for making these great videos.
I recently opened a philatelic eBay store and it can be difficult to gauge stamps on my own.. There isn't a stamp dealer ANYWHERE near me and I am not a expert like you guys.
I find the info and thought process very valuable.
BTW, I bought that block of fast flying Jennys Michael showed on a video at the Chicago stamp show a month or two ago.. love em :) Thanks again.
Thankyou. Very informative. I just sarted to sell my collection and this will help
As always: very interesting. David Colombier
Finally someone with a realistic approach . Lots of info! , enjoyable . 😊
Great video. This type is very informative. Can't wait to see what the collection will realize in a few months. Mixing things up like this is great.
Amazing episode as usual.
Thanks guys , you brighten up mondays.
Great episode guys!
Liked it! Keep up the great work!
Very interesting look at how a collection is broken down for sale.
Very informative, even for someone who does not collect US stamps :)
Your demonstration of the value that companies like yours bring to the process of assessing and breaking up a collection was quite educational.
Ah, Lighthouse. Those were the days.
Thanks for sharing some items from your stamp collection!
Do you have a video on the process to send a stamp in for grading?
Very informative for me as a buyer and seller on Ebay of worldwide stamps and supplies
Great video
It is so odd. I used to get into all this and now I find it stifling.
The value of stamp is what someone is prepared to pay for it and not what it is valued at . The value is surely just a rough guide ?
Vert good présentation. Michael in a video from a few weeks ago we could see an albun from canada open on the Bluenose series page. Would it be possible to have a similar presentation?
Thank you!
But I’m so sorry, I already broke down that collection.
When we get another Canada collection we will show that one.
I appreciate u.s.a. some are very expensive.
I want to know what will happend if rare most valuable stamps known to be exist only on 2-3 copies and i have lot more than what was written .lets say only two copies to be found and in my collection i have 5-6 of thoes rare stamps!? What will be the price ?
Cert for a #12 would confirm imperf and not trimmed. I think that expense would be recouped at hammer.
At what resolution do you analyze profits? Per lot or per stamp if possible? Or per month / quarter. I’m curious if data plays a role in informing your approach. Have you empirically tried to maximize profits or is it more holistic?
What fluid do you use to show details and WMs?
Would sending the $5 in to PSE for a contemporary certificate be justified? I think so.
Why would you get more money for Zepplins on their own as opposed to folded into a collection? Bulk discount rate mentality?
Yes, show us what they sell for later! Do a post mortem please! Tell us the profit margin (% purchase price) if possible.
Could this be an Art and a Science? Could you Moneyball this a bit? Maybe folks have tried this and the science falls apart?
Here is a challenge, try to find stamps of some value from an ultra modern US stamp collection, say 2000 onward. For many Americans this is what they can afford aside from a few older stamps worth up to $50. Or do valuation of a young philatelists collection -- by young someone in their early 20's. This evaluation is very educational and helpful but continues the perception of stamp collecting as one done by people seeking old, used-up stamps for the sole sake of getting an ample return on it. My one problem with classic stamps is that it is burdened by too many pictures of Benjamin Franklin, Washington and the founding fathers. Only the commemoratives get interesting. Of course every era has its design/aesthetic pitfalls.
One observation about classic US stamps from 19th and very early 20th century -- wouldn't you think values of them will stagnate as the survival rate of them will remain high as the internet highlights how "valuable" these stamps are. Who knows, the commemoratives from the mid 1930's through the early 1990's may become attractive for its value as people use them and treat them roughly due to the overproduction of these. Yeah, it will take a good 25 - 40 years but as long as there are videos such as you ignoring these or stamp dealer denigrating them, it may be worth holding onto a few beautiful examples of what are now considered common and not worth holding stamps.
سلام شكرا علي هتماموك في علام تاريخ جميل هل ممكين لي تواصل معك وشكرا.