Stamp Community Family of Web Sites
Thousands of stamps, consistently graded, competitively priced and hundreds of in-depth blog posts to read
Stamp Community Forum
 
Username:
Password:
Save Password
Forgot your Password?

This page may contain links that result in small commissions to keep this free site up and running.
Welcome Guest! Need help? Got a question? Inherit some stamps?
Our stamp forum is completely free! Register Now!

1873 Lost Continental Stamp

Previous Page
 
To participate in the forum you must log in or register.
Author Previous TopicReplies: 44 / Views: 1,470Next Topic
Page: of 3
Valued Member
United States
62 Posts
Posted 02/15/2025   10:49 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Futch11 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
I've got a very large number that was just some of them I have sheets of stamps foreign I got something that's called the British Guyana or something like that it's very old
Send note to Staff  Go to Top of Page
Valued Member
United States
62 Posts
Posted 02/15/2025   10:56 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Futch11 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply

Send note to Staff  Go to Top of Page
Pillar Of The Community
6059 Posts
Posted 02/15/2025   10:57 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add John Becker to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Futch,
Pause a few minutes and take a breath.
A few hints:
1. Multiple images may be put into the same post. (and as just noted, cropping helps.)
2. The answer to every one of your images is essentially the same: it is what you hear on Antiques Roadshow ... everything is "condition, condition, condition.
3. The stamps in the images you show have serious condition issues and have very modest retail value.
4. Do you have specific questions about one or two items, rather than throwing spaghetti at the wall hoping for something to stick? (sorry to be blunt here.)
Send note to Staff  Go to Top of Page
Valued Member
United States
62 Posts
Posted 02/15/2025   10:58 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Futch11 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply

Send note to Staff  Go to Top of Page
Valued Member
United States
62 Posts
Posted 02/15/2025   11:01 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Futch11 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
All I know is is I have supposedly the second lost Continental stamp a little bit of it is missing but it's got to be worth something
Send note to Staff  Go to Top of Page
Pillar Of The Community
United Kingdom
8196 Posts
Posted 02/15/2025   11:06 am  Show Profile Check GeoffHa's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add GeoffHa to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
The problem is that the "supposedly" is entirely with you, no-one else. You have what appears to be a schoolchild's collection, most of it in poor condition.
Send note to Staff  Go to Top of Page
Valued Member
United States
62 Posts
Posted 02/15/2025   11:08 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Futch11 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
If it's so fake, why did I turn down $1,000 on eBay?
Send note to Staff  Go to Top of Page
Valued Member
United States
62 Posts
Posted 02/15/2025   11:09 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Futch11 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Obviously somebody thinks it's worth something besides me
Send note to Staff  Go to Top of Page
Valued Member
United States
62 Posts
Posted 02/15/2025   11:10 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Futch11 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Sounds like to me you're just a little mad because you wasn't the one that came across the stamp lol
Send note to Staff  Go to Top of Page
Pillar Of The Community
United States
1739 Posts
Posted 02/15/2025   11:18 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add dudley to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Futch, as John Becker suggested please step back and take a breath. The only known copy of Scott #164, the 24-cent Continental Bank Note printing, is identified and certified by the Philatelic Foundation based on the type of paper it is printed on (vertical ribbed paper). Unless an expert can examine your stamp from the back under magnification there is no reason to assume it is anything other than the National Bank Note printing, Scott #153 (which is not uncommon).
Send note to Staff  Go to Top of Page
Bedrock Of The Community
11508 Posts
Posted 02/15/2025   1:57 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add rogdcam to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Futch - There is no monetary value to what you have shown but I am sure that there is great emotional value given that these belonged to your grandfather. You should put them aside and have them to remember him by.

Thank you for sharing.
Send note to Staff  Go to Top of Page
Valued Member
Belgium
53 Posts
Posted 02/16/2025   12:36 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add sigistenz to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
error - admin please delete
Send note to Staff  Go to Top of Page
Edited by sigistenz - 02/17/2025 07:03 am
Valued Member
United States
25 Posts
Posted 02/19/2025   3:13 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Shoveler to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
I'm not sure why you think it is a Continental printing but if you're going by what it says on the note book page, to my eyes it says "United States (continued)" not "United States (continental)."
Thank you for posting them. Although not in good condition I enjoy seeing all the varied ways people used years ago to save and enjoy their collection. It's also nice that you have something your grandfather enjoyed.
Send note to Staff  Go to Top of Page
Valued Member
21 Posts
Posted Today  8 Hrs 29 Min ago  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Pre-1900s_Only to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
I agree @ Shoveler, it is obvious it says "continued". The word "continental" wouldn't even make sense, considering most of the stamps there aren't even "Continentals". To claim having a #164 without even pulling it from the paper is silly.
Send note to Staff  Go to Top of Page
Page: of 3 Previous TopicReplies: 44 / Views: 1,470Next Topic  
Previous Page
 
To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

Go to Top of Page
Disclaimer: While a tremendous amount of effort goes into ensuring the accuracy of the information contained in this site, Stamp Community assumes no liability for errors. Copyright 2005 - 2025 Stamp Community Family - All rights reserved worldwide. Use of any images or content on this website without prior written permission of Stamp Community or the original lender is strictly prohibited.
Privacy Policy / Terms of Use    Advertise Here
Stamp Community Forum © 2007 - 2025 Stamp Community Forums
It took 0.14 seconds to lick this stamp. Powered By: Snitz Forums 2000 Version 3.4.05