Dear Ryan do you buy valuable stamps .i can see your approach is very professional in terms of pricing strategy and you really give a fair price stamps deserve not like most of other dealers who are just try making the most out of everyone !
yes! 10 BILLIONs ha! 3 possibiltys: 1) click bait 2) PT Barnum at work 3) money laundering? you d have to be damn dense to fork out real $$$ for a net value .05 stamp!
Excellent presentation everything described so well. I acquired lots of these American stamps last year . I was just drawn to them and after seeing your video l am so glad l have treasured everyone. Thank you for sharing ☘️
It would probably sell for $100. In short yes because it’s perfectly centered and sound. The printing wasn’t very good back then. While it’s a common stamp, most in existence are not as well centered as this one, thus the price.
"OGh" and "OGph" designations are different when it comes to original gum with PSE graded stamps. As far as collecting graded OG, one would like to have OGph if possible.
Yes ph would indicate “previously hinged” which often indicates lightly hinged and more desirable, though there isn’t a separate SMQ value for hinged vs previously hinged.
@@ThatStampGuy I am not collecting US stamps, except some thematic, but it is good to know that such tables exist at least for one country. Thanks for your answer! I am going to take liberties now. One more question, please. Does "grading" only refer to the centering of the stamp design on the stamp? Under what would one classify deteriorated quality like discolouration, some of the perforations bent or missing, fold in the stamp etc. Are these part of the grading system?
Grading is the centering and soundness of the stamp. The website also does Canada stamps as well. Faults that would prevent prevent or affect a grade are thins, creases, alterations, etc. Basically anything that would disturb the stamp from its original quality from the point it was originally purchased from the post office.
@@ThatStampGuy Thank you so much for the information. I understand better now. Someone else said grading purely refers to the centering of the stamp, but I now understand that the soundness or quality of the stamp can also influence the grading. Thanks again!
I have yet to assess values of the stamp collection I've inherited. Investing in albums to store them/ Vario pages/ catalogs / etc. has been expensive enough. I can't imagine being able to afford to send stamps in to have them authenticated. Is there an affordable way to do that in the event I discover something rare? Thanks:)
Authenticating isn’t as expensive as you may think. It may cost as little as $20 for a certificate and it would be well worth it if you have a stamp worth in the hundreds of dollars.
Thank you! I've seen enough of these misleading videos to become upset that new collectors will be misled, disappointed and give up or ripped off. I just discovered this video of yours and I am interested in what else you have to say. There are too few informative philatelic platforms these days.
Thanks for your nice comment. I plan on making more of these videos and agree with you about the misleading videos. You can see my stamp offerings by joining my Facebook group. I post 75 stamps a week. Just search for US Stamp Shop on Facebook.
Cool video. Grading for stamps after 1940 is ridiculous. I buy graded stamps or with a certificate where the identification is not that easy for me to figure out.
Yes I agree the modern stamps are not worth grading. The older ones are worth more because the printing methods were not as good whereas post 1940 nearly all stamps were well centered.
