HI; My husband recently passed away in Februay of this year and I am in the process of going through his paperwork. He saved lots of stuff and there are letters dated from the 40's and recently that are cancelled stamps such as 3 cent stamps.
anyone know if they have any value? Please email me directly. thanks. Lee
LEEMAR800@aol.com thanks to all. Lee 1|1|I would like to know also.|pumamomma|pumamomma@yahoo.com|22:37:25|07/24/2013|
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2|1|i think old stamps are worthless in present time.|Lorey12|Lorey12@yahoo.com|22:48:48|07/24/2013|
there is no value on old stamped.
unless kennedy or other famous familiar from old times. it possible is worth?
:-D
3|1|For the most part they have no value.|Arizona|vbj48@cox.net|22:57:27|07/24/2013|
My husband had a huge stamp collection that he & his mom accumulated for over 50 years that was cataloged and mounted. These were regular stamps not cancelled stamps. We took them to several dealers and they wanted to give us less than face value. It was so sad to find that out. We said no to that deal and ended up using them for postage on mail. At the time we owned a mail & shipping store so it did not take long to use but we felt very bad about it.
http://stamporama.com/articles/display_article.php?id=RASd3nKLqcQNo 4|1|Try Mystic/Littleton Stamp Co.|Jorainna|jorainna@aol.com|13:38:24|07/25/2013|
You never know when a stamp could be worth something. I have collected first day covers for years. I also collected stamps in my teens and would buy from Mystic to fill my "Traveler's Album" around 40 years ago! Here's a phone number to Mystic that might help you with questions ...
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