Guidelines For Stamp Appraisals And Merits

By Margaret Johnson


In the world, there are collectors of many things. Some do it for fun while others do it professionally. Stamps include some of the things that people have collections of. They appreciate the design and even the history behind it. They can be able to estimate the value of the stamp by conducting Stamp appraisals. This will allow them to appreciate the stamps all the more.

The first thing you do is stare at the centring of the design. This is basically observing how the design appears on the earmark. It is best when the design is right in the middle of the white borders as it gets a neat look. You should also turn over the brand to see that the glue has been properly distributed. You want it to be completely uniform.

Check if your earmark has a earmark hinge. This is a thin piece of paper found at the back of the brand. It is usually used in attaching the earmark to an folder page. Its removal does make the earmark lose value. It is important to get into contact with a earmark dealer before trying to remove the hinge on yourself. This prevents you from causing damage to the stamp.

You should observe the perforations on the brand. This is the little-punched holes in the boundaries of the brand. The nearer they are, the more value your earmark will have. Another important thing is the termination mark on the brand. This is usually put when the brand has been used. The thicker it is laid on the earmark the more value the earmark loses.

As aforementioned, the cast design should be well-centred. This determines the heaviness of the termination mark. If it is not properly centered and the mark is too heavy, the value drops. The grades of the stamps range from poor to superb. The colouring of the brand is also important. A fading cast is not very valuable compared to a brightly coloured one.

Finding the origin of the brand is also important. This can be done by looking for historical events and even unique words. If you can understand the words, it will be easier on you to narrow down the country. The same case applies with the age of the earmark. You still have to find the clue in the design. The older the brand, the higher the value.

Most people like unique things. So, if your cast is unique, it puts the value at a very high price. Being rare means that a very limited number of them were printed out. The age of the cast can also make it rare. To be able to attach the monetary value to your cast, you can go to a reference notebook to learn more about it or go to a earmark dealer for information.

There are error stamps. They actually sound like a bad thing but they are the most valuable stamps. This is because the designs usually have some sort of error. They are therefore very scarce and about only 50-100 of them exist.




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