bobstew617
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What I collect: Switzerland, Ireland, Scandinavia, Channel Islands, Hong Kong (British Admin), PNG, others...
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Post by bobstew617 on Jul 23, 2020 1:39:35 GMT
For our TSF members who collect the Isle of Man, the Scott catalogs made some serious downward changes . I recently updated my Isle of Man inventory with the 2021 values and you can see the value dropped 10% for my collection. Here are some "lowlights": (these will all be for MNH issues, 85% of my IOM collection) Scott 281, the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II from 1985, moved down from $15 to $12 Scott 677a, the sheet from the 1996 Manx Cats set with the CAPEX'96 inscription, dropped from from $12 to $10 Scott J8, the 20p Postage Due from the first postage due set, saw its value plummet from $18 to $15.Values were lower across the board. One notable exception was Scott 785d, the 1998 Trains souvenir sheet of 2 with the PhilexFrance '99 logo in the margin, soared from $5.50 to $15.00
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vikingeck
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What I collect: Samoa, Tobacco theme, Mail in Wartime, anything odd and unusual!
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Post by vikingeck on Jul 23, 2020 8:40:16 GMT
It is a sad fact of life with the I.o.M issues that for years dealers buy-in prices , of mint stamps ex collections for postage use , are a tiny fraction of face value (15%) . Even much lower than they offer on mint GB (50-60%). Some bulk mailers have been posting in the past from I.o.M to take advantage of low postage costs but fewer do so recently due to the extra work getting material on to the island as the stamps need to be cancelled there , not valid for mail originating in mainland UK . With a load of unused GB collections available, discount postage using GB stamps from 1980- 2000 is the easier more convenient option for dealers catalogues mailing.
It is not surprising Scott has dropped the pricing as a reflection of the market. I suspect there may be more to come.
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