XPost: rec.collecting.stamps.discuss   
   From: mohawky@adirondack-pc.com   
      
   On Tue, 6 Jul 2004 23:36:52 +0100, "Bea"    
   wrote:   
      
   >Wow, thanks a lot - quite a fair bit of advice there.  Will be getting in   
   >contact with Fenwick Philatelics soon.   
   >   
   >BTW - I know one variety of my stamps is rare and very expensive ;o) - I   
   >have 3 penny blacks!!   
      
   Depending on the margin, the color, the cancel (or if mint - the gum),   
   this will tell if you have a $20 USD Penny Black or a decent $200   
   superb copy.   
      
   There are many Penny Blacks on the market.  I recently sold 3 with 2   
   or 3 margins for about $20 - $30 each.   
      
   Remember - there are many factors, as mentioned above, that contribute   
   to a stamp's value.   
      
   If you have many other older stamps from G.B., you may then have a   
   collection that needs appraising.  I would let a QUALIFIED stamp   
   dealer give you an appraisal.   
      
   Also, don't always take 1 person's word for it - especially if you   
   feel something's not right - it may not be.   
      
   There's a BIG difference between catalog value and what someone will   
   pay for these items.   
      
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