Free stamp appraisal app
A free stamp screen helps you separate common albums from pieces that deserve specialist review. It cannot confirm rare varieties or condition grade from weak photos.
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- Country, era, album type, cover type, cancellation, and obvious condition issues.
- Whether the group looks like a common accumulation, specialized collection, or stronger cover group.
- Whether a professional philatelic appraisal or dealer review is worth the next step.
Auction evidence from Appraisily's database
These records are market examples, not final appraisals. Stamp lots often combine many pieces, so one sale may not price one stamp.
| Category | Sale | Date | Lot | Realized | What it shows |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philatelic collection | Bodnar's Auction Sales | Apr. 16, 2026 | US and DE 1977-1998 Philatelic Collection | USD 60 | Modern collections can be modest. |
| First day covers | Bodnar's Auction Sales | Apr. 16, 2026 | US 1984-1987 First Day Cover and Commemorative Stamp Collection | USD 20 | Covers need demand and condition context. |
| Postage collection | Early American History Auctions | Apr. 18, 2026 | c. 1860s-1880s Collection of Seven Encased Postage Merchant Ayer's | USD 120 | Age alone is not the full value driver. |
Photo checklist
- Album covers, full pages, strongest stamps, backs, covers, cancellation marks, and damaged areas.
- Perforations, margins, gum, hinges, tears, stains, thinning, and certificates.
- Catalog notes, dealer invoices, inheritance notes, and old appraisals.
Related guides
Coin, currency, and stamp value guides, value of old stamps, old stamp values, old U.S. stamps.
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