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LOML inherited a collection of stamps from her grandmother a few months ago. There are a few stamps dating as far back as the late 1800s and run all the way through the 1900s. Her grandmother meant well and had mounted a lot in collector books. My wife had actually helped her grandmother with some of the collection back in the 1950s and early 60s. Since that time, most of the collection was tossed in cigar boxes and shoe boxes. There are literally thousands of stamps! My wife has now sorted the stamps by denomination and used/unused and is getting them in some kind of order.
I have spent many hours researching a few hundred stamps that, for the most part, are in mint condition. There are a handful of full sheets as well as many 4-stamp corners. I created a spreadsheet to keep track of the stamps I've researched and, so far, the catalog value would fall somewhere in the $1,500 to $2,000 range. When LOML finishes sorting the remainder, we'll add them to the list in some fashion.
Can someone point us in the direction of a person or process of getting a fair price for the collection?
Thanks!
I have spent many hours researching a few hundred stamps that, for the most part, are in mint condition. There are a handful of full sheets as well as many 4-stamp corners. I created a spreadsheet to keep track of the stamps I've researched and, so far, the catalog value would fall somewhere in the $1,500 to $2,000 range. When LOML finishes sorting the remainder, we'll add them to the list in some fashion.
Can someone point us in the direction of a person or process of getting a fair price for the collection?
Thanks!