In a recent attempt to sort out papers etc from the move to France years ago, I’ve come across all sorts of stuff that I have no interest in at all. I know what to do with clothes and office equipment (to some extent) but am puzzled by the “mint” condition special issue stamps and commemorative coins. My mother bought things like 1953 boxed sets of coronation coins for her children as an “investment”, which I doubt very much that they are. Anyway, since I live in France and doubt if there’s much of a market for UK stamps and coins here, does anyone have any suggestions as to what I could to to sell them?
I’d Google individual items to see if they’re worth much, but I think you’re being wise to keep expectations low!
When my wife joined me in the UK, we had a clear-out and decided to sell her stamp album which had been in the family for several generations and contained many complete sets of C19th pre-Union stamps from all the different South African provinces. There were lots from the Cape, though unfortunately not one of these
Anyhow we assumed that because it was such a complete and very specialised historical collection it would be more valuable. We took the album to a long established dealer in Newcastle and he offered us £150. We accepted because he said he wouldn’t break up the collection.
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I had a french neighbour back in Bretagne who was an avid coin collector of all types and countries and I think he did a lot on ebay
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Thank you @DrMarkH and @Shiba . I do have an old stamp album and definitely assumed that wouldn’t be worth anything much at all. I think the coins are more likely to be of interest but probably not a lot. here are a guineas in there I think. Nothing really old but all in mint condition. I think my mother was conned by the idea that it would be an investment!
I recall my Dad complaining that his Mum had paid his hoard of silver threepenny pieces into the bank… £10’s worth… while he was away during the War… he’d amassed them from a young age… knowing that the scrap silver value would increase… eventually…
poor chap, he was very miffed.
Ouch - a tenner’s worth of pre-war threepenny bit’s (800 of them) would be worth at least £40k these days.
Though only about £700 worth of raw silver - inflation since 1942 would make £10 then equivalent to £626 (approx) today.
Probably best not to mention the £40k.
Some first day covers can be worth a bit, although most are worth next to nothing. My nephew had a 1966 World Cup Final signed first day cover and a 1968 European Cup Final signed first day cover. I managed to get about £850 for both of them. Here’s what they’re going for now.
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We tried to find somewhere to sell my late FIL’s stamp collection. We were told that all the stamp collectors’ clubs have closed down. Seems like there’s no call for them anymore.
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I’ve still got my match programme (unsigned and a bit sweat stained) but what a night to remember!
To get a Final ticket one needed to have all the season’s home match programme tokens and all those from Saturday reserve matches at OT that were played on days when there wasn’t a first team away fixture.
My EC Final ticket cost 12/-6d (62.5p) which at the time seemed a huge amount of money as it was only 1/-6 to get in the Stretford End.
The other day I read a very poignant interview with Geoff Hurst who’s the last survivir of that team, six of whom have succumbed to dementia! Sir Geoff Hurst, 1966’s last man standing - The Athletic
On a more cheerful note the accompanying illustration makes him look like a cross bewteen Clint Eastwood and Bruce Springsteen
