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how much would a stamp collector pay for these?
they're two collections of russian stamps
1) http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/5880/collect1.jpg
2) http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/6308/collect2.jpg
(This might take a while, so don't choose a best answer until this message gets edited out. To be continued soon.)
In most cases the Scott catalog number appears in approximately the same position as in the photograph. "x" indicates an unidentified stamp.
"?" indicates uncertainty about the identification. Unless otherwise noted in parentheses, all stamps have the minimum catalog value of 20 cents. (No one is likely to offer you as much as catalog value for your stamps.) Starting with:
http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/5880/collect1.jpg
Upper right page:
3841 2578(.50) 3840
2631 2463 2630
2728 2753(.35)
2751 2750 2752
2629 2748-2749(.20)
Lower left page:
3578 3580 3579
2887 2886 2885
2883 2884 2889
2956 3316
3274-3276(2.00)
Lower right page:
3655-.3657(.30)
3667 3668 3748
3800 3799 3798
3834 3720 3836
3835 3837
http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/6308/collect2.jpg
first row, left page, (the title page):
The Russian running vertically on the left amounts to "postage stamps for topical collecting". The large words running horizontally amount to "significant events". (If you are interested in the details, look in the Scott catalog using the catalog numbers and it will explain what events are involved. For example 3360 is for the centenary of the publication of "Das Kapital" by Karl Marx.)
first row, right page:
- 3360(.30)
3689-3698(2.00) 3718
second row, left page
3463
3740 3724?
3741
3308 3516B? 3438 3623(.25)
3776 3774 3775
second row, right page
3387-3396(2.00)
third row, left page
3742 3713 3751(.30)? 3743
3744 3744B 3744A 3744C
3567 3498 3485 3541
3568 3569 3570
3510 3669(.25) 3616
third row, right page
3732-3736-1.00
3614 3719 3650(.25) 3615?
3764(.25) 3576 3747(.25) 3455(.35)
3768 3572 3601(.25)
3655 3657(.30) 3720
fourth row
3611(.25) 3507 3739
3699(.25) 3704(.30) 3700(.25)
3773 3603 3705
x 3593 x
3464 3465 3706 3707 3708
After identifying most of these stamps, they are all of the most common kind. If you were lucky you might get a dollar or two for the whole lot.
For future reference, the resolution of these photos is not nearly great enough for this purpose. It is necessary to read the finest print on every stamp.
Furthermore, it took about four hours to research all this, so no one should expect this sort of thing on YA. The correct thing to do is to catalog your own stamps with a Scott catalog at your local library.
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