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  • October 27, 2010 12:08
October 27, 2010 12:08

I used to collect stamps as a child and my grandfather taught me how to do this. Also received a lot and family members bought stamps for me.

Now the book has been in the closet for years and I came across it again recently. I am now trying to find what it is worth on Catawiki. To create an overview in "my collections" and what the value of my book is.

Only much is not in it. I am also not in possession of catalogs to be able to sort this out, say.

I have stamps from Poland, Germany, the Netherlands Antilles, Great Britain and other stamps with themes that are not included.

Can someone help me? If so, what do I have to do, scan in?

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  • October 28, 2010 19:31
October 28, 2010 19:31

yes, I have an exel file of various countries with catalog value. However, these files have had a considerable amount of work. Making it available for free is going too far for me. By entering the numbers you will automatically receive a value statement. Not all lists have been updated to the latest catalog. You will get a good impression.

Kind regards,

Micho

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  • October 28, 2010 22:24
October 28, 2010 22:24

Not all countries are complete yet, so it may be that the stamps are not there yet. I don't think the chance that your stamps are worth a lot is very high. If you still want to look it up and don't want to wait for someone to enter the stamps here, you can always visit the library in your area. Most libraries do have a catalog.

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  • October 31, 2010 18:53
October 31, 2010 18:53

I had a question about this, but I don't know if I put it in the right place.

I am new here and really enjoy keeping my collection here. Now I see that there are very few stamps in South Africa, for example. How come? And am I supposed to add them myself or how should I go about it? I don't know the numbers or prices of my stamps.

Thank you in advance

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November 01, 2010 01:25

The database consists partly of a complete catalog (the Netherlands and Western Europe) and partly of stamps entered by users (almost all other countries). These databases are not complete and are slowly being filled by collectors. You must have a catalog to be able to do that because you include; must know the year of issue and which stamps form a series. If you don't, you can just wait for someone else to do it ....

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  • November 13, 2010 09:31
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I have entered 6 series and blocks with photo. Two series are shot in the country concerned (Paraguay). The other four remain invisible. Can be found if you search under entered theme. Why are only two series visible in the country code? Why are the other four entries only visible when I search for the entered theme? Of course I also mentioned the country of origin.

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  • November 13, 2010 12:27
November 13, 2010 12:27

To Verbena54

After choosing the country of Paraguay, you will receive 161 of the 180 stamps.

If you press select on the right at selection, you have 180 stamps.

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  • November 13, 2010 17:16
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November 13, 2010 17:16

To Tapir,

Thank you for the tip !!!

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  • December 24, 2010 14:55
December 24, 2010 14:55

I have that problem too ......

quite annoying because you want to sell them michien over and the

price

mvg Yara

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  • February 10, 2011 22:52
February 10, 2011 22:52

six months ago I was on this site and an advertisement in Philately this month made me think to see how things are going because I was quite critical last time.

This time I entered 2 search terms: Large round stamp and small round stamp, a much collected area.

no items found ..

I also refer to my previous visit / comments because my point of view is the same. I think the site is mainly: empty. Set up much too big, etc.etc. Yes, what do you want ...

six months ago I gave arguments, do something with it because this site has lost six months in the meantime.

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February 10, 2011 23:20

@Ruud

You put a message under the heading "My stamp is not there" but you mean: "My stamp is not there".

A good basic catalog of the Netherlands is available on Catawiki. For specialized additions such as stamps (not so easy to catalog, because then you have to include all stamp / stamp combinations) we depend on collectors who help expand the catalog.

You will undoubtedly have a nice collection of small and large rounds. Well, I would say roll up your sleeves instead of criticizing and help turn Catawiki into something big. Indeed, if everyone is as passively negative as you, it will never work out. Fortunately, there are already many collectors who have made a significant contribution. The catalog is growing rapidly every day and entire countries are added regularly by us.

Incidentally, there is already a basic list small-round present, but it has not yet been placed because there are not yet enough images. The stamps must also be given a separate place within the stamp category.

What you could help enormously with is a good series of scans of stamps with round stamps, specialized per value.

Or will you remain one of the best helmsmen to stay ashore?

Just email me with the good news, erik@catawiki.nl

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  • February 11, 2011 19:16
February 11, 2011 19:16

dear erik,

I only have a few nice stamps with a nice round stamp (kl / gr), these are fairly expensive stamps, I have no (completely) personal need to exhibit them, but I would like to find that one stamp that I am still looking for ... am buyer !!

Of course I am looking for more than 1 stamp, I hope to find it on for example catawiki ..

If I had a nice stock in the field of stamps, I might put them on the site for sale, but as a collector I don't see myself doing that.

About helmsmen, the best ones are indeed ashore, that is a choice, because if a helmsman wants to send a mammoth tanker in a different direction, he has to get the captain on his side! That's a tricky situation ... because the captain is the boss and it's not the helmsman's ship, so he gets out or in this case, not in!

After all, it is not going as flourishing in philately as it could be, that a good helmsman says ok we are sailing in that direction, I will go with you.

You have a new initiative, fine, you see too little in (the) Philately!

Almost everyone is focused on the past. Old people in high positions, new ideas do not come through ..

I do not view your site out of self-interest but out of interest, my hobby is commercial economics, I view your site through the eyes of a consumer and I find empty boxes ... I told you earlier, six months ago, consumers do not like empty boxes ..

The average visitor has seen it after 3 empty boxes ,,

I advised you a great partner for your major (s) e project, I wrote S. Gibbons as an example.

Even if you have a million images, there are still too many empty boxes, so you will have to opt for a slightly less large-scale set-up and expand in the direction indicated by the consumer.

So from my perspective I can only point this out to you as a captain, but I know captains, a small step back seems difficult but after that you can step forward infinitely.

Suppose you bring a dark chocolate bar of the best quality to the market and the consumer says: I like milk chocolate better, then you are marketing milk chocolate, or are you trying to explain to the consumer that your dark chocolate bar is much better quality ? Both are possible, but looking at the need yields more, in the Catawiki situation, more viewers, more buyers, more sellers, more publicity (word of mouth).

The jacket is still too big, in my opinion, does not alter the fact that I have a lot of respect for your initiative!

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  • February 11, 2011 19:16
February 11, 2011 19:16

sorry mistake!! double posted message deleted by me

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  • February 11, 2011 19:44
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February 11, 2011 19:44

@Ruud

I've had a stamp shop for 30 years. As such I can always earn my living well. That wouldn't have happened if I didn't know what the collector was asking for. I have an extensive stock, but mostly from the standard catalogs.

I even have a reasonable stock of point stamps and small rounds, but to be honest, no one ever asks for that.

Most of my customers have a Davo or Importa preprint album and come from the Junior catalog. A growing group of customers are collecting thematically.

There is a small group of special collectors who often already have a lot (you confirm that actually already), only look for the most difficult things and are very quality conscious. There are also a few traders who focus entirely on this group and have a large stock of that material. They are often fanatic and therefore stand out a bit more in discussions. Business is often done on the major collectors' exchanges, and the traders in question are often also focused on sales at exchanges.

The collectors of a particular specialty often know each other by name, which indicates something about the size of the group.

That specialist often knows much better than the best manual. Fortunately, a small group of specialists cannot keep their knowledge under wraps.

I now also see - and hear it from colleagues - that the new Junior is flying out of the shops.

The 'normal' material is still the core of the market. If there is a developer, it is in the direction of thematic philately, and that is precisely what Catawiki responds optimally to, because Catawiki in fact offers 1200 theme catalogs that never existed before ...

It is a pity that you only want to judge from the perspective of your specific interest.

Your collection area - no matter how nice, because we do not disagree there - is a niche market.

Although I laid the foundation for this stamp catalog, it is now a catalog of everyone and the collector (or dealer) can add his specialty to this.

And in the end, the market does its job here because I do not determine what is offered on Catawiki. If a merchant sees the stamp collecting card as an interesting customer, he can start offering this material.

Apparently this has not happened yet, and that confirms my view. But perhaps a collector like you will take up the challenge of enriching the catalog.

, you see too little in (the) Philately!

Last year we had 2 pages and that is an exceptional amount for a catalog or internet site. Incidentally, I have been in Philately many times. But of course you can always call the editor-in-chief and point out that I deserve a bit more publicity!

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