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#1
05-08-2009, 09:41 PM
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Actually, you really need to get before 1930 for the most part in order to have anything worth any significant value. Franklin Roosevelt was a stamp collector, and because of this, stamp collecting exploded in popularity during his presidency. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing therefore, printed exhorbitant amounts of stamps, and these stamps are still worth very little.
If you don't have anything from before 1930, your best bet might be to try to sell them to a dealer(s) for use as postage. Some have been known to pay around 75-80% of face-value. Otherwise, you can always use them as postage, but if you really have ~$100K face-value, this could take beyond your lifetime to accomplish. Steve 
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05-09-2009, 04:56 AM
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I collected stamps for several years and sold some on ebay, so I might be able to help. The information above is correct. U.S. Stamps post 1930 are rarely worth much more than face value. Even the ones from 1900-1930 only have value if they are unused. And while all unused 19th century stamps have some premium value, used ones often aren't worth very much either (although there are always rare ones).
Now you didn't say if these were only from the U.S., and worldwide stamps demand a great deal of knowledge. Anyway, try to find out some more about them and we'll try to help you.
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05-09-2009, 05:45 AM
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If you get to view this collection and see things like Graf Zeppelins, Scott 1 and 2, and complete Columbus sets take some pics. I've always wanted to get a 1 and 2 just for the heck of it.
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Always looking for 33 Goudeys for my set. http://www.psacard.com/setregistry/p...px?s=1316&ac=1
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05-09-2009, 06:26 AM
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You can find numerous Scott #1 and #2 on ebay any day of the week, and can pick up used copies in the $200-400 range pretty easily.
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05-10-2009, 07:46 PM
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Thanks for all the replies...
My brother-in law is returning to Mobile this evening. I will pass all the info along to him and hopefully he can provide some scans for verification. Again, thanks for the jump-start.
Lance
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05-10-2009, 08:42 PM
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You also might look in the local classified, craigslist, etc. to see if you can find a slightly used stamp catalog. If you have an international collection/ accumulation, you will want a multivolume kind. Scott's, I think, is a standard.
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#7
05-11-2009, 05:24 AM
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This may sound strange to someone who does not collect stamps, but most American issues sell for about 15-25% of the Scott catalog value. This applies to stamps in average condition with minor flaws. A gem quality stamp will be worth a larger premium, but very few stamps fall into that category.
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