Welcome
A guide to US stamps, US stamp prices and US stamp values. To start click a link to the left or above.
I track ebay and auction house prices. The prices reflect only stamps without faults and do not include stamps with additional features such as selvage. This is a rough guide, to get more detail and more accuracy one should invest in the standard bible of US Stamp Values, the Scotts Catalog. To buy a Scotts catalog click here.
When tracking prices of high value items I only look for certificated items. Prices are updated twice yearly.
It must be remembered, when looking at these prices that material sold at an auction house tends to be of higher quality and greater rarity than that obtained via ebay.
This site is offered free, therefore there is no commercial bias in the opinions offered.
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GLOSSARY
MNH - Means the stamp has full original gum without any trace of a hinge mark
MH - Means full original gum with a hinge or mark of a hinge
Used - Means cancelled
Graded - A grading system of mainly based on centering that is awarded by the PSE organization. However there is a big caveat to grading. Because grading does not take into account the appearance of a stamp two stamps of the same price can have a vastly different value. Click here to see an example.
