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[Nigel C]

I have inherited a rather large stamp collection some of it in albums some loose, first day covers etc some really old english ones and loads from overseas (my dad was in the navy so he collected some on his travels).

Really don't know what to do with it ie best way to keep it etc etc, i'm not selling as its been passed down but it would be interested to know the values but i don't know where to start , tried the www but there is so much info its confusing

[Edited on 15-9-2005 by Nigel C]

[Ozz]

Used to collect. Best for values used to be Stanley Gibbons huge book which you can normally get from the library.

[TopiToo]

Hello

Nigle C same situation happened to me some years ago when my grandfather passed away.

I was intrested to know if I was sitting on a gold mine too.

Ozz is right Stanley Gibbons run meeting across the country, and I have one of there reps look over the collection for free, when they were local to me.

http://www.stanleygibbons.co.uk/

good luck . .

regards

TopiToo


PS was worth damm all in the end

[philthy]

Ozz is right about Gibbons catalogues but you might find that you have to take the albums to the library as they tend to be reference section only.

I've got old victorian stamps in albums too but never got round to valuing them as I assume they are not worth much . Like you I keep them for sentimental reasons so in effect they are valueless.

Not the sort of hobby to admit to these days - too old fashioned!

[clockwork orange]

Originally posted by philthy
Not the sort of hobby to admit to these days - too old fashioned!

WHAT!!! But its such fun, and quite interesting too:P