Early Italy Stamps
16 December 2019
Description

Just starting with this page for review. Page of old stamps starting in 1863 Italy. Need expert review

Provenance

Great grandparents collected. Prices in pencil were recorded around 1932. Many stamps collected during the Great Depression when they could be purchased at a low cost.

Acquired from
Inherited
For sale
Yes
Answered within about 20 hours
By Trey
Dec 17, 15:37 UTC
Fair Market Value
$1,000 - $2,000 USD
Insurance Value $0 USD
What does this mean?

Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry. Based on the photographs and information provided, the subject of this appraisal is a collection of Italian stamps from the 1860s through approximately 1900 with three stamps in cancelled, used condition and sixteen in unused but mounted condition.

Fair Market Value estimated here is based on a combination of recorded sales in stamp auctions and online price guidance, combined with asking prices for similar issues on the secondary market. The value of the stamps without postmark (the non-cancelled issues) is far higher than the postmarked issues. A pre-auction estimate of the page as-is would be $1,000 to $2,000. A couple of recommendations: it would be helpful to procure a price guide such as Scott Catalog (https://www.scottonline.com/) to research the book value of the stamps in the collection not pictured and see the range of prices for the pieces on this page.

Moreover, submission of the collection to an authentication and grading service for archival and preservation may be costly, but could prove worth the investment if the stamps are eventually put up for sale at a stamp auction. Without a close examination by a stamp expert and grading the stamps individually, it would be likely be easy to miss a rare or particularly valuable issue from this collection.

Do you have a similar item and want to know how much it’s worth?

Communicate directly with a qualified specialist and get a fair market valuation of your item, typically in 48 hours or less.

Similar item appraisals

4 Mar, 2024
Green one cent Ge...
Stamps
Estimate: No appraisals
24 Jan, 2024
It is a red 2 cen...
Stamps
Estimate: No appraisals
11 Jan, 2024
Cent Statue of L...
Stamps
Estimate: No appraisals
17 Nov, 2023
3 cent stamp. Vio...
Stamps
Estimate: No appraisals
11 Nov, 2023
Stamp Collection ...
Stamps
Estimate: No appraisals
11 Nov, 2023
1921 Once Cent Ge...
Stamps
Estimate: No appraisals
5 Nov, 2023

Stamps
Estimate: No appraisals
23 Sep, 2023
It's a George Was...
Stamps
Estimate: No appraisals
8 Aug, 2023
old 1900s stamps ...
Stamps
Estimate: No appraisals