Are Chinese stamps valuable?

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Most Chinese stamps are not worth much and sell at a large discount to catalog value(CV). This discount varies tremendously from stamp to stamp, but on average high-value Chinese Stamps sell for 30-60% of catalog value. This is just a general rule of thumb and there are lots of exceptions.

How do I sell my Chinese stamps?

You could try to sell your inherited Chinese stamp collection on eBay. eBay is more cost effective than using a traditional auction house. The seller premium is lower (around 15%). There are good online auction houses that specialize in selling stamps on eBay: the two best known are NYStamps and CKStamps.

How can I tell if a stamp is from China?

Helpfully for Westerners, China’s stamps have the country name in the European alphabet. A sunburst, as on this 1936 issue, also is a typical symbol on China stamps. Manchukuo was a puppet state of Japan when it issued its first stamp in 1932. The denomination in fen helps narrow down the country of origin.

What is the most valuable Chinese stamp?

The Most Valuable and Rare Stamps of China

Red Stamp of 1969. Price Realized: $1,860,000.
Red Revenue. Price Realized: $889,500.
Surcharge Invert. Price Realized: $276,000.
3-Cent Red Revenue Stamp. Price Realized: $222,600.
Blue-Green Surcharge Invert.
Classics Inverted Stamp.
Sun Yat-Sen Stamp.
Red Revenue Unsurcharged Stamp.

Are old Chinese stamps valuable?

Chinese stamps from before 1950 (Pre-communist china): Imperial Issues(1878-1912): There are lots of high value collectible stamps, such as Large Dragons, Dowagers and Red Revenues that are worth $15- $1,000 per stamp.

How can you tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese stamps?

The first two kanji in the top left corner read “nihon” or Japan. if you intend to collect asian stamps those kanji will identify a stamp as Japanese without fail. The two larger kanji immediately below that read hyaku en or 100 yen. The kanji along the bottom identify it as a revenue or stamp duty issue.

What vintage stamps are worth money?

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The Inverted Jenny.
1847 Issue Block of 16 of Ben Franklin.
Almanac Stamp of 1765 or 1766.
‘Blue Boy’ Alexandria Postmaster’s Provisional.
1869 Pictorials—Inverted Center Errors.
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How do you identify a postage stamp?

To see if your stamp has a watermark, place it face down in a watermark tray, and pour enough watermark fluid over it to cover completely. (Never use water.) The watermark should be visible; how well it shows varies with the stamp. You may not see a whole letter or design, but only part of one.

What is written on Japanese stamps?

The first symbol represents ni & the second is hon so the two together gives us Nihon which is Japan. Look at the stamps below carefully & you will see these two symbols in each stamp. Another useful identifier of Japanese stamps is their currency : Sen or Rin. Today, most stamps of Japan have NIPPON written on them.

What President stamps are worth money?

3c George Washington Stamp Its primary value is because of the President, scarcity, and the B grill design. In 2008, one of these stamps was sold for $900,000. While there were around 1,000 stamps of this kind, only four are known to exist today. CHECK OUT: The 7 Most Valuable Foreign Coins Collectors Covet.