Stamp Images and Values

<body> <p>This page uses frames, but your browser doesn't support them.</p> <p> </p> <p>If you are trying to access this part of the website and your browser doesn't support frames, please <a href="mailto:david@anzac.com">let me know</a>.  I've reviewed the access logs for the last month and as best I can tell, something like 95%+ of visitors probably can see frames; therefore I decided to be "lazy" and use the convenience of frames in recognition of the rather open ended growth of this part of the web and the need for easy navigation.</p> <p>If enough people start complaining at me, I'll rethink the strategy, or perhaps create both framed and non-framed versions of the pages.</p> <p>For now, if you're reading this message, the best strategy would be to download a newer version of whatever browser you prefer - the chances are that it is free!  :)</p> <p>For now, here is some of the information that was current when I changed to frames.</p> <p> </p> <h1 align="center"><font color="#3C78B4" face="Arial"> Rare and Higher Value Stamps</font></h1> <h2 align="center"><font face="Arial" color="#3C78B4">Uncommon and poorly catalogued Stamps</font></h2> <hr width="60%" color="#3C7850"> <p align="center"><font face="Arial" color="#3C7850">Note - in most cases, clicking on the image may open a larger copy of the image for better inspection.</font></p> <p align="left"> </p> <p><font face="Arial" color="#274F76">The purpose of this part of the website is two-fold - to assist you in identifying stamps (by way of having color scans to compare your stamps to) and to assist you in valuing stamps, whether you be a potential buyer or seller.  While there are some limitations on the auction realised price data presented, hopefully it falls closer to the category of "some is better than none" rather than the category of "a little information is a dangerous thing"!</font></p> <p><font face="Arial" color="#3C7850">Important - I recommend you read the section on "<a href="valuing/stampvalues.htm" target="_blank">interpreting eBay values</a>" before trying to place too much importance on this data!</font></p> <p><font face="Arial" color="#274F76">Several of these sections relate to revenue stamps, which generally are not covered in the catalogs, but which are sometimes mixed into lots of stamps, and then leave the collector puzzled and unable to identify the stamps accordingly.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial" color="#274F76">Then there is information on the local or zemstvo issues of Russia prior to the revolution, plus information on some of profusion of confusing issues during the civil war period.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial" color="#274F76">Others are simply "ordinary" stamps chosen semi- randomly from reviewing eBay auctions.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial" color="#274F76">Hopefully these endeavors will occasionally assist, and that the value information may also be approximately indicative of whether you have valuable or ordinary stamps!</font></p> <p><font face="Arial" color="#800000">Note on catalogs :  Until advised to the contrary, where quoting catalog prices, I am using Scott's 2000 catalog, Michel's 95/96 catalog, and Stanley Gibbons' 5th edition (Dec 99) Russia catalog.</font></p> <p> </p> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3" width="90%"> <tr> <td width="100%" colspan="2"> <h3><font face="Arial" color="#274F76"><a href="stampids/revenues.htm">Revenue Issues</a></font></h3> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="23%"></td> <td width="77%"><font face="Arial" color="#274F76">Stamps used primarily as proof of revenue collection rather than for postal purposes.</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" colspan="2"> <h3><font face="Arial"><a href="stampids/russiaoprints1.htm">Postal Issues - Overprints</a></font></h3> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="23%"></td> <td width="77%"><font face="Arial" color="#274F76">Overprinted postal issues from Russia and the USSR</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" colspan="2"> <h3><font face="Arial"><a href="stampids/ruspostal.htm">Higher Value Postal Issues</a></font></h3> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="23%"></td> <td width="77%"><font face="Arial" color="#274F76">Tending to be stamps showing a catalog value of $10 per set or more in Scott (who really cares if a 15c stamp sells for 10c or 20c....), but with some exceptions!</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" colspan="2"> <h3><font face="Arial" color="#274F76"><a href="stampids/semipostb1-8.htm">Semi-Postal Issues</a></font></h3> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="23%"></td> <td width="77%"><font face="Arial" color="#274F76">Semi-postal issues of Russia and the USSR - Scott's "B" series</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" colspan="2"> <h3><font face="Arial"><a href="stampids/rusairmail.htm">Airmail Issues</a></font></h3> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="23%"></td> <td width="77%"><font face="Arial" color="#274F76">Not necessarily uncommon, but images and information on, eg, higher value sales - Scott's "C" series</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" colspan="2"> <h3><font face="Arial"><a href="stampids/zemstvo1.htm">Zemstvos</a></font></h3> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="23%"></td> <td width="77%"><font face="Arial" color="#274F76">There is almost no current catalog material on zemstvo issues, so this section, as it grows, should be helpful.</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" colspan="2"> <h3><a href="stampids/tuva1.htm"><font face="Arial">Tannu Tuva</font></a></h3> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="23%"></td> <td width="77%"><font face="Arial" color="#274F76">Scott give this some scanty coverage, but if, like me, you only have their volume that includes Russia, you'll miss out on it because they list it separately in the volume that includes the letter T.</font> <p><font face="Arial" color="#274F76">There really isn't much mystery about it, but I'm including some Tuva stamp information because it is a less commonly traded country.</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" colspan="2"> <h3><a href="stampids/ukraine1.htm"><font face="Arial">Ukraine</font></a></h3> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="23%"></td> <td width="77%"><font face="Arial" color="#274F76">A formerly independent country that was merged into the Soviet Union and now is independent again.  Here is some information on early issues and revenue stamps.</font> <p><font face="Arial" color="#274F76">Modern Ukrainian issues are not considered.</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" colspan="2"> <h3><font face="Arial" color="#3C78B4"><a href="stampids/botbcivilwar.htm">Back of the Book Civil War Issues</a></font></h3> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="23%"></td> <td width="77%"><font face="Arial" color="#274F76">Various issues during the 1918-23 period by breakaway groups in the Civil War,</font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" colspan="2"> <h3><font face="Arial" color="#274F76"><a href="stampids/botbposabroad.htm">Back of the Book Post Offices Abroad Issues</a></font></h3> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="23%"></td> <td width="77%"><font face="Arial" color="#274F76">Issues of various Russian post offices located in foreign countries, prior to the birth of the USSR.</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" colspan="2"> <h3><font face="Arial"><a href="stampids/efo.htm">EFO Stamps</a></font></h3> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="23%"></td> <td width="77%"><font face="Arial" color="#274F76">Errors, Freaks and Oddities.  Note that some of this categorisation is subjective, ie, some mild errors/oddities will be found in regular listings as well.</font></td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> <p align="left"> </p> <p align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#274F76">As this section grows, I'll split and resplit it so as to try and keep some semblance of order and a reasonable load time (whatever that might mean!) for any given page.  This does mean that it won't be possible to see all stamps on one page, so if you really don't know what sort of stamp you have, it will be a case of just working your way through.</font></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <hr width="60%" color="#3C7850"> <p> </p> <p align="right"><font color="#274F76" size="1" face="Arial">This page last modified on December 09, 2002 </font></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> </body>