stamp collecting

[mrtoad]

this was amongst my deceased fathers papers

1+2AB 2 by geof worrall, on Flickr

dont know if they really are collectable...if not

can i use them as stamps on my letters....

cheers
geof

ps...the photo is the front and back of a sealed item....hope they arent stuck to the card!!!!!

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[hunnymonster]

If they're uncancelled (ie. Unfranked) and were UK issue, sure

 

[Raymond Lin]

There is a market for them but niche.

The problem is there is no way to tell how collectible or valuable they are unless you do some serious research.

Personally as a set like that I would never use them as stamps, keep them as they are.

 

[Cartus]

They’re worth more being used as stamps. Taking the one set ass an example shows its not worth much...

 

[welshwizard645]

Sadly, what Cactus says is true. I've got a collection of first day covers from 1981; Royal Mail must do well out of me. Plus a LOT of stamps in albums.

I think the actual albums are worth more than the stamps.

In my late father's old job he used to clear out people's houses (council work) and I amassed a huge collection of stamps from the old Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia and Nyasaland (today's Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi), to be told to keep them as they will be worth something when people forget about the old colonies. Imagine my disappointment when I found I could buy a complete set of the same stamps for less than £10 from a dealer - having been told how stamp dealer deals work out he would've paid less than half of that for them....