Reply to: First Day Covers - Anyone knowledgable?

[Uncle Albert]

Eek is right. Go to Stanley Gibbons in London.

However, be prepared for them to be worth less than your cab ride. First day covers from the 70's - 80's are really not very rare.

I know more about this than I would like to due to having been left a stamp collection by a distant uncle who claimed to be a "forensic philatelist" but whose life work was worth a lot less than he had paid for it.

[northernladuk]

Stanley Gibbons is the main trader in stamps.

I thought it was the Post Office...

[eek]

Stanley Gibbons is the main trader in stamps.

[BrilloPad]

Get an opinion from an established philatelist - there is one near Charing Cross station.

I am sure I went to see a girl once near Charing Cross called philatelist? Or was it KIngs X?

[malvolio]

I reckon stamp collecting is an old man's hobby (*) and slowly dying out, literally.

So I'd flog them quick before the last of the old buffers who may be interested in them pops off.

A friend of mine, mad keen on stamp collecting, disagrees vehemently with my theory, but then he is 70.

(*) and I do mean man, because I don't think many women collect stamps, unless you count HMQ with her Royal Collection.

Yep, a totally pointless hobby. Who was it said, "Philately will get you nowhere..."?

[kaiser78]

I'd suggest you find an auctioneer that deals in stamps. There's probably a Stamp Collectors UK forum, although if it's like here it will be full of people who have put stamps on letters in the past, or have heard of stamps, but aren't interested in stamp collecting.

Get an opinion from an established philatelist - there is one near Charing Cross station.

[northernladuk]

I reckon stamp collecting is an old man's hobby (*) and slowly dying out, literally.

I used to collect coffins but quit because I found the market was dead........

[OwlHoot]

I reckon stamp collecting is an old man's hobby (*) and slowly dying out, literally.

So I'd flog them quick before the last of the old buffers who may be interested in them pops off.

A friend of mine, mad keen on stamp collecting, disagrees vehemently with my theory, but then he is 70.

(*) and I do mean man, because I don't think many women collect stamps, unless you count HMQ with her Royal Collection.

[SueEllen]

Oh.. Raise my bid to £1.50

€2.00

[BrilloPad]

I can guarantee the address listed is one of the most famous in the world, and most exclusive

Cynthia Payne's?

[northernladuk]

I can guarantee the address listed is one of the most famous in the world, and most exclusive

Oh.. Raise my bid to £1.50

[BrilloPad]

I bid 99p. Postage included.

You could be CUK forum personality of the year for that. Well you could back in 2011. Cost has gone up since.

[SimonMac]

Aren't they all? Gonna be a bit of a mess if we have address's that aren't unique.

I can guarantee the address listed is one of the most famous in the world, and most exclusive

[northernladuk]

As the title really, recently emptied the loft and found a load of first day covers from the late 70's early 80's, on there own I assume most are uninspiring (Lady Di and Price Charles wedding maybe the exception) however the address they have been sent too is very unique and I would say could add a certain something to them for collectors (maybe).

Where would I start in selling them? CBA to do them individually on eBay would prefer a job lot

Aren't they all? Gonna be a bit of a mess if we have address's that aren't unique.

[WTFH]

I'd suggest you find an auctioneer that deals in stamps. There's probably a Stamp Collectors UK forum, although if it's like here it will be full of people who have put stamps on letters in the past, or have heard of stamps, but aren't interested in stamp collecting.