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Q: odd or unusual stamp find ( No Answer,   3 Comments )
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Subject: odd or unusual stamp find
Category: Reference, Education and News > General Reference
Asked by: gtc-ga
List Price: $2.50
Posted: 21 May 2004 19:10 PDT
Expires: 20 Jun 2004 19:10 PDT
Question ID: 350205
I have a book of stamps with nothing but the american flag,where can i
go to find out if there is any value in them.

Request for Question Clarification by tutuzdad-ga on 21 May 2004 19:46 PDT
What is the face value of them?

tutuzdad
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Subject: Re: odd or unusual stamp find
From: 4keith-ga on 22 May 2004 12:24 PDT
 
Are you saying there is just a photo on the stamp and nothing showing
the price of the individual stamp?

You could visit a local stamp dealer in your area or the website
www.linns.com or look at a book about stamp values in your local
library (the books contain photos of each stamp where you should be
able to find an exact match with the stamp that you have).  Good luck.

4KEITH (I'm NOT a GOOGLE Researcher)
Subject: Re: odd or unusual stamp find
From: pinkfreud-ga on 22 May 2004 12:33 PDT
 
These might be "nondenominated" stamps.

"Sometimes U.S. stamps are printed without a denomination because the
U.S. Postal Service does not know well enough in advance what value
the stamps will have.

When the Postal Service seeks an increase in domestic postal rates, it
must wait for a review and recommendation from the Postal Rate
Commission, an independent agency of the federal government.

Once a rate change plan is reviewed, the Postal Service may choose to
put the new rate into effect very quickly. Therefore, it prints
hundreds of millions of nondenominated stamps well in advance that it
can sell at the new rate as soon as it goes into effect."

http://www.linns.com/howto/refresher/nondenominated_20031222/refreshercourse.asp

The page linked above contains pictures of nondenominated stamps
issued by the United States. Many of them depict the American flag.
Subject: Re: odd or unusual stamp find
From: fstokens-ga on 23 May 2004 13:28 PDT
 
The US has issued a lot of stamps showing the flag.  All (or nearly
all) were made in large quantities and have little "collector value." 
As unused stamps they are still valid for postage, and your best bet
is probably to just use them on mail.  If the stamps don't have a
"value" printed on them, you can probably find the issue value using
the links that others have provided.

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