Estate Questions

We often buy stamp collections from the heirs of an estate or from Trust Companies that represent the estate.

"I inherited a really old stamp collection from my grandfather & I want to sell it. How much is it worth?"

Really old doesn't necessarily mean valuable. Oftentimes grandparents pass along a collection that they collected when they were children. The value of a stamp collection is most often a reflection of how much money was spent on it ... a really old kids collection that only has inexpensive stamps isn't worth too much today. Seventy or 80 years ago many more children were collecting stamps than in this modern age. Most children in those days didn't have enough money to buy expensive stamps; they were very happy to buy a bunch of stamps for pennies or to receive them from friends & relatives who soaked them off their mail for free. If, on the other hand, they had the money to spend & bought expensive stamps, & then also preserved them well, then you will have something to find out more about.

If it turns out that the collection isn't worth much, maybe it's a good idea to pass it along to a youngster who would get some pleasure out of it.

"I am the Trustee of an estate and need an appraisal of the stamp collection. Do you do this?"

Yes, we often do third party appraisals locally. If you need a referral to a reputable dealer in your area that does this work, please e-mail us. If you are in the Central Gulf Coast area of Florida, please contact us. If there are indications that the estate is valuable & you are in an area that we will be travelling through, we invite you to contact us about fees & timing.