From: dvfrench@lineone.net   
      
   >>> Hi, my name is Jill :)   
   >>>   
   >>> I'm not familiar with stamps nor with stamp collecting.  My 82 year   
   >>> old father has sent me some stamps and he wishes me to inquire   
   >>> whether they might be worth something.  I have no idea how to go   
   >>> about this.  A friend suggested I inquire on a stamp newsgroup so   
   >>> here I am.   
   >>>   
   >>> My father is a retired Colonel, USMC.  He sent me some stamps issued   
   >>> during the VietNam war so here I am.  He also sent me Wright   
   >>> Brothers "airmail" 0.6 cents stamps.  Now he tells me he has panes   
   >>> of Edgar A. Poe (Annabel Lea) stamps, also not cancelled.   
   >>>   
   >>> I live near Memphis, TN, and have no idea where to have these stamps   
   >>> appraised.  But he thinks they might be worth something.  Any   
   >>> suggestions?   
   >>>   
   >>> Jill   
   >>>   
   >> Library   
   >> Local Stamp Club   
   >> Local stamp dealer   
   >> ...   
   >   
   > Thank you.  If I knew of a local stamp club or local stamp dealer I   
   > wouldn't   
   > have bothered posting this.  Bye!   
   >   
   >   
      
   A little patience would be helpful here, Jill.....   
      
   If you ask at your local Library, they should have a copy of   
   a "Scott" Stamp Catalogue in their Reference section.  Nearly   
   all Libraries have these available.  Find the USA section and   
   you should be able to locate the stamps you mention, together   
   with a guide price / valuation.   
      
   It may take an hour or so, but at least you will find out what you   
   need to know, and only have to do it once!   
      
   Good luck!   
      
   David.   
      
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