Any high value stamp should have a certification of value and condition from a documented certification expert or service such as the American Philatelic Society in the USA or the Royal Philatelic in the UK. No certificate do not purchase!
I agree. I have certs for most of my rarest stuff. RPS/BPA or an expert like Mike Jackson for Maltese Crosses, Mike Williams for perf Line Engraved or Hendon (Trevor Harris) for Ed VII shades. Some of my rare items I don't have certs for because I'm expert enough to know what it is for certain. But for a lot of stuff, a cert is essential.
You are fantastic thank you for your support. I have a big album of inherited stamps, and your knowledge helps me tremendously. You are very detailed, knowledgeable and patient. Thank you again. Cheers from Mississauga Ontario
These lines are, as you mentioned, plate markings added to the plates after the die impressions (actual stamp designs) are laid out on the plate. Other markings, besides the cutting lines, include the plate number, gutter lines for the electric eye on the perforator machine, top marking on bicolor stamps (to avoid mistakes like the inverted jenny c3a), and arrow markings to assist in cutting the panes apart. Some of these do have modest prive increases such as plate blocks, arrow blocks and some cross line blocks, particularly on the imperf park series from the late 1930s (Postmaster Farley issues 756-765 and 771) where many sheets of 2x2 panes were sold intact and then cut apart by dealers to make these "rarities".
Thank you for the info...Hard part for me is finding the scott numbers, there were so many washington franklins made. I need a perf reader, another thing i do ot understand thw paper it is made on or how to see if tjere are watermarks..
Thank you for the video. There is a case where the line adds value absolutely. The line will have perforations punched through it. The stamp will also be a coil stamp. They are best collected in a pairs, this called a coil line pair, the line occurs every 10 stamps if I remember correctly. the line can be on any edge of the stamp depending on if it is a vertical or horizontal coil, the difference being maybe easier to understand if say portrait or landscape.
Thank you for the stamp presentation, there are less of the lined stamps than unlined today and will be lesser tomorrow, later generations may like them more. Dan
Exactly right. The lines are guide lines for cutting the press sheets apart into post office panes. They add nothing to the value of the stamp. They decrease value because they are straight edge stamps that collectors don't like. The great disparity in prices is because some sellers have no idea what they are doing
So funny...few people have basic stamp knowledge these days...of course I first started collecting stamps in 1978. Have watched a few of your vids on here (on my Roku TV, so can't comment there) On the PC today though. I haven't actively collected for 10 years...just started getting back into it recently.
Mallard, what got you into collecting stamps? Did you inherit your starting stamps to get you into the hobby? Another informative video I appreciate all that you go into.
great presentation. educational. ebay has quite a few of stamp scam sellers, so be cautious. I have been collecting stamps since the 1950s and these kinds of stamps were offered in junk mixes for $1 @ bag.
In philatelic terms....Stamps are printed in "sheets" format, and then cut down to the size to the format you buy at the post office, and they are called "panes". Those "lines" are essentially "guide lines" which are used in old days of stamp production. They are used as you say for "cutting" down the "sheet" into "panes". However, they are also used to line up the perforation machine to make those perforated holes between stamps. As for added value, they would be collected as novelty or an oddity. In fact, serious collectors would find the "line" on the face of the stamp as a blemish, and essentially not very desirable.
@@mallardstamps ..Did you notice at the beginning of your video that your cancelled 1 cent Washington green stamps was a pair? And that the pair has a vertical straight edge on both the left and right sides. If the "green" line is used to cut down the printed "sheet" into "panes", then there should NOT be a straight edge but perforations along the left edge. Folks might tell you that you have an error. What you have is NOT a stamp from a "pane" format, but a stamp from a "booklet" format, which is NOT an error and is common.
@PatienceZero exactly look at all the black diamond vhs tapes & cheetos that look like Jesus solds lol hell yeah that is straight up money laundering!!
since they are not like the early UK stamps that have a position # these can't be setup for any position. these stamps as u stated are not prized for the straight edges so they are usually accepted as a cheap stamp or fill in until you can get a full margin and nice perfed stamp. the coils since they were hand made can be found in different machine types. rarely can u find a pair which were stuck together to make a roll of stamps. I have a couple such but have gone through hundreds and more to find such. also the earliest coils are listed with pairs and later when they became machine made and processed the line pair came about. that for my knowledge is the only line that will matter for some of the early 20th century stamps. I have seen misprints and errors but they are usually an easy thing to catch when sorting and few and far between in most cases.
So I just found 5 stamps with Ben Franklin, 1 cent, they are exactly like a vid just showed that are worth 1 million usd and only 2 exist. But I’ve been seeing them for sale on eBay for 9,000 and sometimes 10 dollars. What’s the deal? Half way through this vid I saw it for 1 dollar and about 5,000. What’s up with this stamp? Does it depend on condition? Is there a detail that only exists in very few of them? I’m a coin guy, so I understand flaws and mint marks, I’m thinking I need to know something similar that changes the value of my Ben Franklin stamps. Thank you.
Ypu would need to no the size of atamp, the perf measurements and so on.. maybe that is why they are rarer, i see alot of pwople on facebook that help with info can use a picture and tell u what scott number it is..
There are a ton of listings on eBay recently that have outrageous values listed along with “rare” in the description. It’s stamps, ball cards etc. it’s some sort of scam, so be careful trying to value what you have based off of these eBay scams.
I recently saw a perfectly ordinary 1d Red SG 43 listed on ebay as "unique" with a start price of £100000. I pointed out that I had hundreds of them and that they were worth roughly £1 each (it wasn't a plate 77 or even a plate 225!) and the vendor told me I didn't know what i was talking about and that he was "an expert". I pointed out that I'm a member of the RPS and the GBPS and he told me those were "shit" and meant nothing, despite them being amongst the most prestigious stamp societies in the world. All these people are are scammers.
@@kingcurry6594I have collected stamps for 69 years. I've called sellers out on it too. They tell me I don't know what I'm talking about and to mind my own business. Some of them are probably scammers since all this had to start somewhere, but I think most of them are probably just clueless sellers who are price comping and think they are doing it right.
I under stand that line on the printed sheet was where the cutter would separare the 400 stamps in to 100 stamp PANE units being sent to post offices. SO . . , So Does The STRAIGHT Line On Individual Stamps Increase Their Value? to me - Not @ All.
I have several stamps I have some happy scent stamps and I have three of those perfect condition I have several one cent two cents stamps I have got multiple of the same stamps turn of the century 19th century stamps I have also got a collection of postcards with the stamps on the back of them real good shape and I don't know who to get a hold of to sell them to I don't need them don't want them anymore and would like to get some cash so I can travel a little bit
Ola buena noche soy de colombia y te comento que tengo más de 700 estampillas de varias partes del mundo y esa del vídeo tambn y quiero subastarlas me podrías ayudar con esa gracias
I have red colour 2 cents George Washington's two types of USA stamps in my collection. Many more USA Presidents stamps are available in my collection. I am from India. Thanks.
The stamp market has been flooded with fraudsters who know nothing about stamps be very cautious of the word Rare,my grandfather’s collection,i inherited this collection at a estate sale and no idea what they are worth in the descriptions they know exactly what they are worth and it’s normally a nickel if you spend over 500.00 it should have certificate to be safe it’s a shame our hobby has been overtaken with dishonest people.
People inherit stamps that they know nothing about so they price comp on eBay or other sites. They see stamps they recognize listed for hundreds or thousands of dollars and think THEY have rarities. The fact is, one clueless seller follows another and it is the blind leading the blind. They ALL have it wrong. I don't think they are intentional scammers. They just aren't knowledgeable.
People need to stop looking at auctions and assuming they mean anything. Anyone can ask anything. The only thing that matters are SOLD auctions and even those, only in multiples because you can and do find stupid people who might buy these absurdly overpriced stamps. That doesn't prove value. Anyone who is falling for this is also probably sending their bank information to Nigerian princes. People need to stop being dumb and gullible.
don't be a victim of sellers stupid "rare" offerings, anything worth over $500 should have a certificate and the seller should have lots of sales of many other good stamps
i mean who cares !? if a stamp is worth 30 Bucks & the Seller asks 50/60 or even a 100 Dollars !!! Whats the Problem Folks wanna have something for their Stuff(then they could rather throw it away). The more weird People are those who sell stamps for a Buck Fifty whilst the shipment seven Bucks LOL wheres the Logic ???
"What is going on"? Pie in the sky is going on. "I saw it on the net selling for $5000"....no, you didn't, you saw someone who didn't know what they were doing ASKING $5000 for it. An uninformed seller can ASK anything, so be an informed buyer and do your "research" ahead of time before you pony up with the dough. Be a smart buyer, not an angry one. You won't have fun building a collection of stamps by getting hoodwinked by a person who is making it up as they go along. "Aunt Sophie had a neighbor who had a stamp book and she said this stamp is worth a lot of money". That's not research, that's being silly. Do the work before you buy.
@@mallardstamps oh yes, I watched and agreed with you, but novices will still see that one being offered for 5G and not understand, so I brought a slightly different angle to the message. When I'm buying collections I frequently have to address the stamp they highly prize. Often the stamp was Googled and they found some baloney stating "2 cent red Washington stamp could be worth $20,000.00" So we grab a Scott's catalog and find the 2 cent red Washington. Armed with the Scott number we then look it up on everyone's favorite "research" site eBay. There we find low IQ sellers asking large sums for stamps that I have hundreds, if not thousands of. Then I show them the "Sold" section which no one seems to visit...dozens of 2 cent reds selling for 50 cents each. Some collection sellers are still not convinced until I offer them as many as they would care to buy at $5 each. How many do you want? Then, delving back into Scott's we find that the $20,000 stamp is real, but Scott's says there are only a few examples, out of millions printed, that are worth that kind of money. So, in closing, I wholeheartedly agree with you. Most collectors want perfs all the way around a stamp. And if you have a line well, it's more fun if you have a pair of stamps with the line between. Still not that $5000 stamp as you succinctly pointed out, but fun nonetheless. Hope you're well. Gj
Any high value stamp should have a certification of value and condition from a documented certification expert or service such as the American Philatelic Society in the USA or the Royal Philatelic in the UK. No certificate do not purchase!
Couldn’t agree more!
I agree. I have certs for most of my rarest stuff. RPS/BPA or an expert like Mike Jackson for Maltese Crosses, Mike Williams for perf Line Engraved or Hendon (Trevor Harris) for Ed VII shades.
Some of my rare items I don't have certs for because I'm expert enough to know what it is for certain.
But for a lot of stuff, a cert is essential.
@@kingcurry6594 i have an indian 1929 king george with watermark rotated 45 degrees...what should I do
@@chelseyevans5915 I'm sorry, but my expertise is mainly in British stamps, so I am unable to advise on Indian stamps.
Yea sure bro so they can charge 40 dollars an hr and take weeks to do it then take the profit don't listen to this guy here
You are fantastic thank you for your support. I have a big album of inherited stamps, and your knowledge helps me tremendously.
You are very detailed, knowledgeable and patient. Thank you again.
Cheers from Mississauga Ontario
Great video and excellent info.
Thanks from Wisconsin
These lines are, as you mentioned, plate markings added to the plates after the die impressions (actual stamp designs) are laid out on the plate. Other markings, besides the cutting lines, include the plate number, gutter lines for the electric eye on the perforator machine, top marking on bicolor stamps (to avoid mistakes like the inverted jenny c3a), and arrow markings to assist in cutting the panes apart. Some of these do have modest prive increases such as plate blocks, arrow blocks and some cross line blocks, particularly on the imperf park series from the late 1930s (Postmaster Farley issues 756-765 and 771) where many sheets of 2x2 panes were sold intact and then cut apart by dealers to make these "rarities".
Thanks for all your info.
U are a good teacher. :)
Quite helpful & interesting indeed. Thanks
Thank you for the info...Hard part for me is finding the scott numbers, there were so many washington franklins made. I need a perf reader, another thing i do ot understand thw paper it is made on or how to see if tjere are watermarks..
Thanks for the incredible info, great work, watching from Pakistan.
Thank you for the video. There is a case where the line adds value absolutely. The line will have perforations punched through it. The stamp will also be a coil stamp. They are best collected in a pairs, this called a coil line pair, the line occurs every 10 stamps if I remember correctly. the line can be on any edge of the stamp depending on if it is a vertical or horizontal coil, the difference being maybe easier to understand if say portrait or landscape.
Thanks for the information
This makes sense - thank you 🙏🏻
Thank you for the stamp presentation, there are less of the lined stamps than unlined today and will be lesser tomorrow, later generations may like them more.
Dan
You’re welcome, glad I could help clear things up!
The same can be said about straight edges
Exactly right. The lines are guide lines for cutting the press sheets apart into post office panes. They add nothing to the value of the stamp. They decrease value because they are straight edge stamps that collectors don't like.
The great disparity in prices is because some sellers have no idea what they are doing
So funny...few people have basic stamp knowledge these days...of course I first started collecting stamps in 1978. Have watched a few of your vids on here (on my Roku TV, so can't comment there) On the PC today though. I haven't actively collected for 10 years...just started getting back into it recently.
In California aren’t there any alternatives to mailing the individual stamps for certification?
Thank you for your expertise
Mallard, what got you into collecting stamps? Did you inherit your starting stamps to get you into the hobby? Another informative video I appreciate all that you go into.
I inherited my grandads and dads stamp collections!
thanks for your research has any of these type of stamps hit the auctions blocks.
great presentation. educational. ebay has quite a few of stamp scam sellers, so be cautious. I have been collecting stamps since the 1950s and these kinds of stamps were offered in junk mixes for $1 @ bag.
I would like to ask you what is the approximate value of a used Thomas Jefferson 1c stamp ?
Thanks so much. My question is: What's the difference between Type 1 and Type 2 of the Washington stamp 1908 , 2 Cent?
In philatelic terms....Stamps are printed in "sheets" format, and then cut down to the size to the format you buy at the post office, and they are called "panes". Those "lines" are essentially "guide lines" which are used in old days of stamp production. They are used as you say for "cutting" down the "sheet" into "panes". However, they are also used to line up the perforation machine to make those perforated holes between stamps. As for added value, they would be collected as novelty or an oddity. In fact, serious collectors would find the "line" on the face of the stamp as a blemish, and essentially not very desirable.
Thanks for all the clarifying info!
@@mallardstamps ..Did you notice at the beginning of your video that your cancelled 1 cent Washington green stamps was a pair? And that the pair has a vertical straight edge on both the left and right sides. If the "green" line is used to cut down the printed "sheet" into "panes", then there should NOT be a straight edge but perforations along the left edge. Folks might tell you that you have an error. What you have is NOT a stamp from a "pane" format, but a stamp from a "booklet" format, which is NOT an error and is common.
Again thanks for all your help clarifying the details! Feel free to continue to do so because very time you do you help me/everyone else learn!
>> not really! another little side trip>>> i have a couple hundred of these!
What about a stamp that is perforated on one side horizontally but not the other horizontal side?
I have some used one like this... Where can i bay them. Thinks. And excuse my inglish.
I have some stamps I would like to find out how much their worth
How to know about the price of their stamp?
i got few stamps i would like to where i could sale them do you know good place in houston?
I just seen agreen line sell for about 1500 bucks on ebay, i was wondering what it was.. tha k you. Love your channel
I've seen similar. Some buyers are being taken to the cleaners
Active offers mean nothing on ebay.. Solds are a better indicator
True true!
@PatienceZero exactly look at all the black diamond vhs tapes & cheetos that look like Jesus solds lol hell yeah that is straight up money laundering!!
Solds are way off too, just not as many
I have 4c lincon usa stamp ' PURPLE LINE' WHAT IS THE VALUVATION
Hi, I have a question british Guiana 1c magenta they hadn't issued a stamp also 4 cents from 1856 or am I wrong?
Yes, there's a 4c
YOU are true and right 👍 best 💯
Hey bro i juat found an old atanp collwction and yearbooks. Could youmeasge back and let me know wh to do nwxt?
since they are not like the early UK stamps that have a position # these can't be setup for any position. these stamps as u stated are not prized for the straight edges so they are usually accepted as a cheap stamp or fill in until you can get a full margin and nice perfed stamp. the coils since they were hand made can be found in different machine types. rarely can u find a pair which were stuck together to make a roll of stamps. I have a couple such but have gone through hundreds and more to find such. also the earliest coils are listed with pairs and later when they became machine made and processed the line pair came about. that for my knowledge is the only line that will matter for some of the early 20th century stamps. I have seen misprints and errors but they are usually an easy thing to catch when sorting and few and far between in most cases.
Yeah, that's what I thought too...thx😊
hi i wanna know how to get the stamps out from their original glue thx
just soak in warm water (cold if colored paper) for a few minutes
So I have a few so how do I know where to get them looked at ??
You have to show them to a dealer or experienced collector or learn it yourself
So I just found 5 stamps with Ben Franklin, 1 cent, they are exactly like a vid just showed that are worth 1 million usd and only 2 exist. But I’ve been seeing them for sale on eBay for 9,000 and sometimes 10 dollars. What’s the deal? Half way through this vid I saw it for 1 dollar and about 5,000. What’s up with this stamp? Does it depend on condition? Is there a detail that only exists in very few of them? I’m a coin guy, so I understand flaws and mint marks, I’m thinking I need to know something similar that changes the value of my Ben Franklin stamps. Thank you.
Hi, thank you, great video,. I have stamps, I believe it is valuable..I want to sell them.. how can I get a buyer?
I as a printer - would understand that the seen line is a cutting line for the separation of the 400 stamp printed sheet
Asking price and selling price are two different things. Never go by asking price when figuring what you might get for your stamp(s).
Ya can't go by ANY of it. I've seen "solds" at ridiculous prices too. They aren't aware of stamp catalogs
How can I send you a picture of a 2 cent George Washington red stamp I believe has red line. Post dated 1929 out of Denver colo.
The red line adds no value. You missed the point of the entire video!
I have exactly like you kind of stamp I don’t know where I’m going to sell it I need your help
Ypu would need to no the size of atamp, the perf measurements and so on.. maybe that is why they are rarer, i see alot of pwople on facebook that help with info can use a picture and tell u what scott number it is..
Hello. I have a valuable and rare stamp set, can you help or buy?
4c usa lincon stamp ' purple line ' what is the valuvation
1c
who do i go to find out about how much my collection is worth
I have found an old stamp collection from the 50s with hundreds of old stamps and I don’t know who to go to to value them.
Can I sell it to you for half the price if you want?
I have about three of them and one red jefferson but can't seem to get in touch with anyone knowing about them
There are a ton of listings on eBay recently that have outrageous values listed along with “rare” in the description. It’s stamps, ball cards etc. it’s some sort of scam, so be careful trying to value what you have based off of these eBay scams.
I recently saw a perfectly ordinary 1d Red SG 43 listed on ebay as "unique" with a start price of £100000.
I pointed out that I had hundreds of them and that they were worth roughly £1 each (it wasn't a plate 77 or even a plate 225!) and the vendor told me I didn't know what i was talking about and that he was "an expert".
I pointed out that I'm a member of the RPS and the GBPS and he told me those were "shit" and meant nothing, despite them being amongst the most prestigious stamp societies in the world.
All these people are are scammers.
@@kingcurry6594 it’s crazy how delusional people are.
@@kingcurry6594 they should start a frauders prison like the old debtor's prison to get these cancerous people out of society!!
@@kingcurry6594I have collected stamps for 69 years. I've called sellers out on it too. They tell me I don't know what I'm talking about and to mind my own business.
Some of them are probably scammers since all this had to start somewhere, but I think most of them are probably just clueless sellers who are price comping and think they are doing it right.
sir ihave old usa old stamp iwant to sale my old stamp'
People on Ebay inflate the prices and then create a fake account to purchase their own sale items to inflate the value.
I've got one of those
What line ?
Watch the video again and see the line at the edge. They are cutting guides and are worth nothing
I have this and more
I under stand that line on the printed sheet was where the cutter would separare the 400 stamps in to 100 stamp PANE units being sent to post offices.
SO . . ,
So Does The STRAIGHT Line On Individual Stamps Increase Their Value? to me - Not @ All.
I have U.S.A stamp's will you please help me
I like wacht video filately 👍🙏😚
Thanks for your research. Even the $1.00 stamp is overpriced.
Hola tengo muchas stamp de usa
You can’t see anything for all the lettering and your screen is blocking everything
If eBay is flooded with them, then they ain't valuable.
I have several stamps I have some happy scent stamps and I have three of those perfect condition I have several one cent two cents stamps I have got multiple of the same stamps turn of the century 19th century stamps I have also got a collection of postcards with the stamps on the back of them real good shape and I don't know who to get a hold of to sell them to I don't need them don't want them anymore and would like to get some cash so I can travel a little bit
I have old stamps[ 1910-1950 ] usa, gb ,[uk],india and srilanka I want to sale my old stamps
I. have many stamps certified need to sale
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i have one going back to 1888; US # 216>>> they re fun to collect, but...! $1.00 sounds right
Eu tenho esses selos sou do Brasil interessa alguém comprar
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Sir y have a timbres sir lycée de la Bourdonnais
Yo tengo ese sello y muchos más de valor lo que vivo en Cuba pero si le interesan a alguien que me diga gracias
the pair shown is from a booklet pane. learn more than you spend!
I have red colour 2 cents George Washington's two types of USA stamps in my collection. Many more USA Presidents stamps are available in my collection. I am from India. Thanks.
I have 2cents stamp i want to sell this plese help me
I want sell my old stamps
buy one of those for more than a $ >> you/ve just joined the PT Barnum Club !
no way that stamp worth that much got 1 cent stamp
Hahaha the line crosses the sheet dividing it into panes. These straight edged lines stamps are valued much less than a well centered same stamp.
I have a bunch of one cent Benjamin Franklin and George Washington stamps
So why not just rip the side off
That would certainly diminish the value because then you would have a damaged stamp!
about as useful as fixing a dent in your car door by removing the door
Ihave green one cent stamp washington
Would like to sell
Common stamps, no additional value. Only line stamp worth any more is centerline coil stamps.
The stamp market has been flooded with fraudsters who know nothing about stamps be very cautious of the word Rare,my grandfather’s collection,i inherited this collection at a estate sale and no idea what they are worth in the descriptions they know exactly what they are worth and it’s normally a nickel if you spend over 500.00 it should have certificate to be safe it’s a shame our hobby has been overtaken with dishonest people.
People inherit stamps that they know nothing about so they price comp on eBay or other sites. They see stamps they recognize listed for hundreds or thousands of dollars and think THEY have rarities.
The fact is, one clueless seller follows another and it is the blind leading the blind. They ALL have it wrong.
I don't think they are intentional scammers. They just aren't knowledgeable.
People need to stop looking at auctions and assuming they mean anything. Anyone can ask anything. The only thing that matters are SOLD auctions and even those, only in multiples because you can and do find stupid people who might buy these absurdly overpriced stamps. That doesn't prove value. Anyone who is falling for this is also probably sending their bank information to Nigerian princes. People need to stop being dumb and gullible.
Ebay should as most sites close these types of stupid postings. they are almost worthless unless they are a a certain special printing
eBay gets a cut of the money so THEY are happy 😁!
common booklet stamp
or it's a border stamp of some of the sheets that weren't always perforated
don't be a victim of sellers stupid "rare" offerings, anything worth over $500 should have a certificate and the seller should have lots of sales of many other good stamps
i mean who cares !? if a stamp is worth 30 Bucks & the Seller asks 50/60 or even a 100 Dollars !!! Whats the Problem Folks wanna have something for their Stuff(then they could rather throw it away). The more weird People are those who sell stamps for a Buck Fifty whilst the shipment seven Bucks LOL wheres the Logic ???
"What is going on"? Pie in the sky is going on. "I saw it on the net selling for $5000"....no, you didn't, you saw someone who didn't know what they were doing ASKING $5000 for it. An uninformed seller can ASK anything, so be an informed buyer and do your "research" ahead of time before you pony up with the dough. Be a smart buyer, not an angry one. You won't have fun building a collection of stamps by getting hoodwinked by a person who is making it up as they go along. "Aunt Sophie had a neighbor who had a stamp book and she said this stamp is worth a lot of money". That's not research, that's being silly. Do the work before you buy.
Did you watch the video? Because I explain it’s worth nothing…
@@mallardstamps oh yes, I watched and agreed with you, but novices will still see that one being offered for 5G and not understand, so I brought a slightly different angle to the message. When I'm buying collections I frequently have to address the stamp they highly prize. Often the stamp was Googled and they found some baloney stating "2 cent red Washington stamp could be worth $20,000.00" So we grab a Scott's catalog and find the 2 cent red Washington. Armed with the Scott number we then look it up on everyone's favorite "research" site eBay. There we find low IQ sellers asking large sums for stamps that I have hundreds, if not thousands of. Then I show them the "Sold" section which no one seems to visit...dozens of 2 cent reds selling for 50 cents each. Some collection sellers are still not convinced until I offer them as many as they would care to buy at $5 each. How many do you want? Then, delving back into Scott's we find that the $20,000 stamp is real, but Scott's says there are only a few examples, out of millions printed, that are worth that kind of money.
So, in closing, I wholeheartedly agree with you. Most collectors want perfs all the way around a stamp. And if you have a line well, it's more fun if you have a pair of stamps with the line between. Still not that $5000 stamp as you succinctly pointed out, but fun nonetheless. Hope you're well.
Gj
Gotcha! Yeah I agree with everything you stated above!
I have a 2 cent red George Washington stamp. Anyone buy it?
No, they are not worth anything
all lies
none of these prices are true
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