Seller News: June 2026
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Warning: Canada : #3 black 12p lined paper is a Proof with laid lines added - As per Vincent Graves
Hi folks, If you're wondering about eBay item [removed by moderator] I actually purchased it and had it sent to Toronto (Vincent Graves Greene) for certification. I warned them that I didn't have a lot of time to ensure that I could return it to the ...
Do you think Philately as a Hobby is popular in youth or it's dying? Let's see what ChatGPT says
As an AI language model, I don't have real-time data, but I can provide some insights based on information available up until September 2021. At that time, while philately, the hobby of collecting and studying postage stamps, had experienced a declin...
R159 or R160 on Document
For years now (maybe I'm over thinking it) I can't tell if this stamp is either R159 or R160 (I'm open to comments), anyway this a document with one of the 1898 Provisional $5.00 Revenue stamp on it. This is the only one I've seen. The Boston book cl...
Damaged Stamps/Fillers
It’s been a while since I checked out older US postage stamps on eBay. Is this a new phenomenon, or have damaged stamps and rough space fillers always been offered at 25 to 40 or 50 percent of catalog? Do stamps actually sell at these prices? Just cu...
Why 3 Cuts in Some 1898 Series Revenue Stamps Face Value 10 cents and Higher
The Government (see attached scan) issued a directive dated 1 Dec 1899, effective all revenue stamps 10 cents face value and higher on 15 December 1899 to have in addition 3 cuts. I've attached this directive, but mostly unreadable, (I typed out the ...
USA Scott Number 295 Block of 4 with unusual Postive Orientation of 2C
Thanks for stopping by to see this unusal 295 block of 4. What's unusal is there is a positive orentation 2C which is smaller than the (red 2C and black 2C which are normal in the reverse orientation). See scan and arrows At first I thought this was ...
Recent Acqusition Large Pane of R178 Series 1898 Revenues USA
R178Thanks for stopping by, here is a large pane of R178, the cancel is one of the trust companies, thought somebody might like to see this one.
Selling U.S. Stamp Mint Sheets by consignment on eBay
U.S. Mint Sheets: I have a very large collection of U.S. Mint Sheets -- commemoratives, definitives, airmail etc. They are all in excellent condition and in albums in a non smoking home. I have many sheets from the 1930s and pretty much all of the is...
Early cover , 1923, need help with perforation
Got this cover , dated 1923, Washington pair. I have a problem with perforation. Vertical 10, horizontal 9 1/2. Tried many gauges and same result. Can’t find in Scott cat. Need your opinion regarding horizontal perf. Thank you.
Hello, Hello!
Still trying to fill out my Machins, but now I have a lot of dross to remove. Gave up trying to use the Scott Machin pages and catalog and have switched to the SG Concise, which doesn’t carry all the lettering changes, but lists the various phosphoru...
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
I expect some day sooner or later AI will be able to make watermarking easier, what do you think?
Massive Dump of US Forever Stamps Underway.
Within the Past 2 days there has been flurry of listings of US Forever Stamps emanating from China. When paging through New Listings of US Forever stamps, looking for bargains, I saw a substantial number of similar listings. Digging deeper uncovered ...
Selling pre-1940 world stamps: Who are all these "viewers" and "watchers" who don't BID?
I've been selling collectibles, including stamps, since 1998. I've always started my auctions low. Always good quality of stamps, good pictures. In the past, great results. But now, for example--an extensive collection of US revenues on Scott pages. ...
Are Forever Stamps good for anything besides postage?
I acquired a small collection from someone in Canada, and discovered a few of the stamp sheets were USA stamps. (Being in Canada there's little use for those, but I ship from New York, so I can use the stamps to mail stuff). One of the sheets was Hot...
