George Washington 2 cent stamps

Discussion in 'Ephemera and Photographs' started by springfld.arsenal, Sep 23, 2021.

  1. springfld.arsenal

    springfld.arsenal Store: http://www.springfieldarsenal.net/

    I can’t seem to tell from looking at EBay auctions which red GW 2-cent stamps are valuable and which not. It seems like identical-looking stamps might have startingbbids of $3, or $2000. I know some have Geo. Looking at you and some are profile. All my GW stamps are used. How to tell if I have a valuable one? This is for an estate, I don’t collect them if you didn’t guess already.
     
  2. Wakelessfoil

    Wakelessfoil New Member

    I have been helping springfield.arsenal with this endeavor. These are the stamps he's referring to (see image). We have a hard time determining their value as we have found prices ranging from under $1 to $10,000+ for some. We also have a few that are uncanceled.

    IMAGE: https://flic.kr/p/2mtN6yC
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  3. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    pics are not coming thru........:sorry:
     
  4. sabre123

    sabre123 Well-Known Member

    Flickr doesn't allow image linking, maybe

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  5. sabre123

    sabre123 Well-Known Member

    Use BBCodes...
     
  6. smallaxe

    smallaxe Well-Known Member

    I'm not sure I would trust the higher price Washington red 2cent items on EBay. The sold items with high prices typically have only one bid, and many have poor, fuzzy photos which I doubt are sufficient to evaluate an item of that price.
     
  7. Roaring20s

    Roaring20s Well-Known Member

  8. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    I remember on eBay once seeing a sheet holding a half dozen individual examples of this New Zealand stamp:
    stamp New Zealand 1935 Mt Cook Sc189 SG560.jpg

    Each stamp had a penciled label beneath: Engraved by company A printed by Company A, Engraved by company B printed by company C, engraved by company C printed by company A, etc. They all looked the same to me, and I have no idea how anyone could tell the difference.

    The minutiae in stamp collecting is excruciating.
     
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  9. Joe2007

    Joe2007 Collector

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