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Over 30 years experience in the stamp business, coupled with a continuing reputation for integrity and honest dealing, provides you with the security necessary to complete a mutually satisfactory transaction. The great extent and experience of transactions means there's very little that I haven't handled before. This expertise translates into a better deal for you. My specialties are U.S. and Confederates. If you have another specialty, I may be able put you in touch with an appropriate buyer. Call Trish at 1-302-422-2656

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Please describe what you have for sale along with the catalog value if known, which catalog and edition, and your estimated value. Remember that catalog value is a good estimate only for difficult to obtain stamps in very fine condition. Common stamps sell for less than catalog. List the major countries represented in the collection and the time frame the collection covers (all modern, early 1900's, pre-1900).

Tell me...

how much time and money has been spent in acquiring the collection to date and from what specific sources the collection was acquired (auction, bourse dealers, etc.). If it was inherited or given to you by a friend, tell me that too. How active have you been? Are you a specialist? To what collector organizations do you belong? Describe your collection as completely as possible including major highlights. How is the collection housed i.e. 25 specialty albums, stockbooks, glassines?

Thank you for the opportunity to help market your collection. I buy individual items too, so don't hesitate if you only have one special item or small lot of stamps or covers.

A tip for collection care

For the storage of most collectibles including furniture, paintings but especially books and philatelic material, you must pay attention to the ambient temperature and humidity. Mint stamps are the most critical. Keeping the temperature between 55 and 75 F is best with a relative humidity of about 50 to 60%. In the winter when it is -10F outside, the air is extremely dry - the opposite when it is extremely humid. Avoid attics or basements, since temperature, both hot and cold, or dampness damages stamps. When storing stamp albums, place them in an upright position. Do not stack them one on top of another, since the weight of other books will tend to make the stamps stick.

If any of the stamps are stuck together, do not attempt to separate them because you may do damage in the process. Leave them stuck together until a professional can look at them and determine whether they can be separated safely. Do not remove any stamps that have been postally used on envelopes. If the stamps themselves have a value, they can have an even greater value when left on an envelope. Leave the stamps in multiples intact, whether canceled or unused, since they are sometimes more valuable as blocks or sheets than singles.