Finding Stamp Values
Two stamps that look exactly alike can vastly different values. This section will show you how to tell what's hot and what's not, and where to get the most up to date pricing information. We will also provide tips and techniques for judging the quality of your stamps and maintaining their value.
Stamp Catalog
2009 Blackbook Price Guide to United States Postage Stamps
2009 Blackbook Price Guide to United States Postage Stamps
Review of the 2009 U.S. First Day Cover Catalogue & Checklist
Review of the 2009 U.S. First Day Cover Catalogue & Checklist
Review of the 2009 U.S. First Day Cover Catalogue & Checklist
Tips for Valuations of Antiques & Collectibles
Helpful information on finding appraisers, finding values and the difference between auction and insurance values.
Helpful information on finding appraisers, finding values and the difference between auction and insurance values.
Appraising Your Appraiser
A useful article from Forbes.com that offers insights into how to select an collectibles appraiser.
A useful article from Forbes.com that offers insights into how to select an collectibles appraiser.
U.S. Stamp Values
This website offers a pictorial guide and prices for U.S. Stamps. The prices are from several auction houses as well as EBay. It gives the prices over a time so you can get some idea of what prices have been doing. It is a work in progress and new information is being added frequently. It has listings up to the 1930s. It also offers a pictorial guide to the stamps of Great Britain.
This website offers a pictorial guide and prices for U.S. Stamps. The prices are from several auction houses as well as EBay. It gives the prices over a time so you can get some idea of what prices have been doing. It is a work in progress and new information is being added frequently. It has listings up to the 1930s. It also offers a pictorial guide to the stamps of Great Britain.
The Philatelic Archive
This is a non-profit project that is striving to have a record of every stamp, with catalog and pricing information. It is a work in progress with coverage and actual pricing information spotty. It does a have great image system with magnification. It is a useful supplemental reference.
This is a non-profit project that is striving to have a record of every stamp, with catalog and pricing information. It is a work in progress with coverage and actual pricing information spotty. It does a have great image system with magnification. It is a useful supplemental reference.
Stamp Catalog Listing
A page that lists stamp catalogs with links to the publisher's website. Covers the well known ones like Scott's and Michel, but has some smaller ones that might be of interest to the specialized collector.
A page that lists stamp catalogs with links to the publisher's website. Covers the well known ones like Scott's and Michel, but has some smaller ones that might be of interest to the specialized collector.