[Dixonary] OT: Stamp collectors?

[Toni Savage]

I know Dave is interested in stamps, and I suspect
that Mike S is (from the email address he has)... Are
any of the rest of you?

I ask because I just found a long-neglected cache of
over 200 stamps collected by an ancestor. They are
all the same stamp, the 2c Columbian of 1892. I'm
planning on putting them on Ebay, and here's the blurb
I was planning on [I'd like critiques, please?]

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I just found over 225 2c Columbian stamps collected by
either my great-grandfather or my great-great
grandfather. Included is a newpaper clipping that
reads as follows:

"The new Columbian stamps are in circulation, and some
of them are very pretty. They are larger than the
stamps with which we are familiar. The two-cent stamp
is in lavender, after the painitng "The Landing of
Columbus," by Vanderlyn, a picutre with which all are
familiar. This of course, will be the most commonly
used stamp of the series. The therr-cent stamp is
"The Flag-ship of Columbus," the four-cent stamp,
"thhe Fleet of Columgus;" and the five-cent stamp,
"Columbus Soliciting Aid from Isabella," after the
painitngs by Brozik. [The article is truncated at this
point.]

At the time of issue (and up until their deaths) my
ancestors were living in Meriden, Connecticut.

All stamps are cancelled. Some are thin, but nearly
all are completely intact on the surface. Sevearl are
attached to pieces of paper (portions of envelopes, I
presume.) Some are stuck to each other.

I don't know anything about these stamps, except that
they are common and old. They seem to have a variety
of cancellations, though about half of them are plain
lines. I don't think these stamps have been even
looked at since they were first put into the
falling-apart envelope we found them in.


-- Toni Savage

[France International]

Toni,

The 2c Columbian (Scott catalog #231) is indeed quite common. It is part of
a series of stamps ranging from 1c to $5. It is the most common because it
paid the standard letter rate for that period. The "Book value" is listed as
the minimum 20c, which is not to say you should expect to get 20c per stamp.
You should probably not expect to get more a few pennies apiece for them.

--Mike (a stamp dealer, but not in US stamps - www.stampsbythemes.com)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Toni Savage" <tonicsavage (AT) yahoo (DOT) com>
To: "Dixonary" <dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com>
Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 11:07 PM
Subject: [Dixonary] OT: Stamp collectors?


> I know Dave is interested in stamps, and I suspect
> that Mike S is (from the email address he has)... Are
> any of the rest of you?
>
> I ask because I just found a long-neglected cache of
> over 200 stamps collected by an ancestor. They are
> all the same stamp, the 2c Columbian of 1892. I'm
> planning on putting them on Ebay, and here's the blurb
> I was planning on [I'd like critiques, please?]
>
> =============================
>
> I just found over 225 2c Columbian stamps collected by
> either my great-grandfather or my great-great
> grandfather. Included is a newpaper clipping that
> reads as follows:
>
> "The new Columbian stamps are in circulation, and some
> of them are very pretty. They are larger than the
> stamps with which we are familiar. The two-cent stamp
> is in lavender, after the painitng "The Landing of
> Columbus," by Vanderlyn, a picutre with which all are
> familiar. This of course, will be the most commonly
> used stamp of the series. The therr-cent stamp is
> "The Flag-ship of Columbus," the four-cent stamp,
> "thhe Fleet of Columgus;" and the five-cent stamp,
> "Columbus Soliciting Aid from Isabella," after the
> painitngs by Brozik. [The article is truncated at this
> point.]
>
> At the time of issue (and up until their deaths) my
> ancestors were living in Meriden, Connecticut.
>
> All stamps are cancelled. Some are thin, but nearly
> all are completely intact on the surface. Sevearl are
> attached to pieces of paper (portions of envelopes, I
> presume.) Some are stuck to each other.
>
> I don't know anything about these stamps, except that
> they are common and old. They seem to have a variety
> of cancellations, though about half of them are plain
> lines. I don't think these stamps have been even
> looked at since they were first put into the
> falling-apart envelope we found them in.
>
>
> -- Toni Savage


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[Toni Savage]

Well, from looking on Ebay,the kind of cancellation
seems to make a difference. They were sometimes
cancelled with cancels made from a piece of cork, cut
in a design.

--- France International <stamps (AT) salsgiver (DOT) com> wrote:

>
> Toni,
>
> The 2c Columbian (Scott catalog #231) is indeed
> quite common. It is part of
> a series of stamps ranging from 1c to $5. It is the
> most common because it
> paid the standard letter rate for that period. The
> "Book value" is listed as
> the minimum 20c, which is not to say you should
> expect to get 20c per stamp.
> You should probably not expect to get more a few
> pennies apiece for them.
>
> --Mike (a stamp dealer, but not in US stamps -
> www.stampsbythemes.com)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Toni Savage" <tonicsavage (AT) yahoo (DOT) com>
> To: "Dixonary" <dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com>
> Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 11:07 PM
> Subject: [Dixonary] OT: Stamp collectors?
>
>
> > I know Dave is interested in stamps, and I suspect
> > that Mike S is (from the email address he has)...
> Are
> > any of the rest of you?
> >
> > I ask because I just found a long-neglected cache
> of
> > over 200 stamps collected by an ancestor. They
> are
> > all the same stamp, the 2c Columbian of 1892. I'm
> > planning on putting them on Ebay, and here's the
> blurb
> > I was planning on [I'd like critiques, please?]
> >
> > =============================
> >
> > I just found over 225 2c Columbian stamps
> collected by
> > either my great-grandfather or my great-great
> > grandfather. Included is a newpaper clipping that
> > reads as follows:
> >
> > "The new Columbian stamps are in circulation, and
> some
> > of them are very pretty. They are larger than the
> > stamps with which we are familiar. The two-cent
> stamp
> > is in lavender, after the painitng "The Landing of
> > Columbus," by Vanderlyn, a picutre with which all
> are
> > familiar. This of course, will be the most
> commonly
> > used stamp of the series. The therr-cent stamp is
> > "The Flag-ship of Columbus," the four-cent stamp,
> > "thhe Fleet of Columgus;" and the five-cent stamp,
> > "Columbus Soliciting Aid from Isabella," after the
> > painitngs by Brozik. [The article is truncated at
> this
> > point.]
> >
> > At the time of issue (and up until their deaths)
> my
> > ancestors were living in Meriden, Connecticut.
> >
> > All stamps are cancelled. Some are thin, but
> nearly
> > all are completely intact on the surface. Sevearl
> are
> > attached to pieces of paper (portions of
> envelopes, I
> > presume.) Some are stuck to each other.
> >
> > I don't know anything about these stamps, except
> that
> > they are common and old. They seem to have a
> variety
> > of cancellations, though about half of them are
> plain
> > lines. I don't think these stamps have been even
> > looked at since they were first put into the
> > falling-apart envelope we found them in.
> >
> >
> > -- Toni Savage
>
>
>
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>
>
>
>
>


-- Toni Savage

[France International]

Yes, sometimes the cancelations can make a difference. So-called "fancy
cancels" can significantly add to the value of the stamp, but I am not and
expert in these. I would suggest perhaps putting those in separate lots if
they are interesting designs.

Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: "Toni Savage" <tonicsavage (AT) yahoo (DOT) com>
To: <Dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 12:08 AM
Subject: [Dixonary] Re: OT: Stamp collectors?


>
> Well, from looking on Ebay,the kind of cancellation
> seems to make a difference. They were sometimes
> cancelled with cancels made from a piece of cork, cut
> in a design.
>
> --- France International <stamps (AT) salsgiver (DOT) com> wrote:
>
> >
> > Toni,
> >
> > The 2c Columbian (Scott catalog #231) is indeed
> > quite common. It is part of
> > a series of stamps ranging from 1c to $5. It is the
> > most common because it
> > paid the standard letter rate for that period. The
> > "Book value" is listed as
> > the minimum 20c, which is not to say you should
> > expect to get 20c per stamp.
> > You should probably not expect to get more a few
> > pennies apiece for them.
> >
> > --Mike (a stamp dealer, but not in US stamps -
> > www.stampsbythemes.com)
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Toni Savage" <tonicsavage (AT) yahoo (DOT) com>
> > To: "Dixonary" <dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com>
> > Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 11:07 PM
> > Subject: [Dixonary] OT: Stamp collectors?
> >
> >
> > > I know Dave is interested in stamps, and I suspect
> > > that Mike S is (from the email address he has)...
> > Are
> > > any of the rest of you?
> > >
> > > I ask because I just found a long-neglected cache
> > of
> > > over 200 stamps collected by an ancestor. They
> > are
> > > all the same stamp, the 2c Columbian of 1892. I'm
> > > planning on putting them on Ebay, and here's the
> > blurb
> > > I was planning on [I'd like critiques, please?]
> > >
> > > =============================
> > >
> > > I just found over 225 2c Columbian stamps
> > collected by
> > > either my great-grandfather or my great-great
> > > grandfather. Included is a newpaper clipping that
> > > reads as follows:
> > >
> > > "The new Columbian stamps are in circulation, and
> > some
> > > of them are very pretty. They are larger than the
> > > stamps with which we are familiar. The two-cent
> > stamp
> > > is in lavender, after the painitng "The Landing of
> > > Columbus," by Vanderlyn, a picutre with which all
> > are
> > > familiar. This of course, will be the most
> > commonly
> > > used stamp of the series. The therr-cent stamp is
> > > "The Flag-ship of Columbus," the four-cent stamp,
> > > "thhe Fleet of Columgus;" and the five-cent stamp,
> > > "Columbus Soliciting Aid from Isabella," after the
> > > painitngs by Brozik. [The article is truncated at
> > this
> > > point.]
> > >
> > > At the time of issue (and up until their deaths)
> > my
> > > ancestors were living in Meriden, Connecticut.
> > >
> > > All stamps are cancelled. Some are thin, but
> > nearly
> > > all are completely intact on the surface. Sevearl
> > are
> > > attached to pieces of paper (portions of
> > envelopes, I
> > > presume.) Some are stuck to each other.
> > >
> > > I don't know anything about these stamps, except
> > that
> > > they are common and old. They seem to have a
> > variety
> > > of cancellations, though about half of them are
> > plain
> > > lines. I don't think these stamps have been even
> > > looked at since they were first put into the
> > > falling-apart envelope we found them in.
> > >
> > >
> > > -- Toni Savage
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> >
>
>
> -- Toni Savage
>