The grading price guide is
subjective and should be used as a reference so that
you have a refer only!
These grading sources are subjective and grades vary,
depends to Condition, Color,
Centering, Margins, Gum, Sharpness,
Symmetrical borders,
Freshness,
Cancelation,
Heavy cancels that block out the image particularly the
center of the image and
entire stamp's structure even for two identical stamps
with different colors!
The price guide offered by them, should be used to gauge
the approximate (near or over) value of the stamp, NOT
THE MARKET VALUE, (which
is the first priority and most important
factor/specification.)
as their rating vary and are subjective.
The preserved condition of the stamp is the main factor
to evaluate the market value which is beyond the
grading company guidelines.
Please be aware, the book value is not
the same as the market value.
The same rule are applicable for stamp sold at auction
as well. However auction
value is what a stamp was sold for and usually it is
below the market value.
I as
a professional dealer and collector, have done extensive
research and as a novice collector, I encourage you to
follow the same guidelines stated above!
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ATTENTION
Centering & Margins
The following grades convey how well centered the stamp
is and the width of the stamp's margins.
· Extra
fine (EF)
or extremely fine (XF) is a perfectly centered stamp
with wide margins.
· Superb is
sometimes used for a perfect stamp.
· Very
fine (VF)
is a well centered stamp with ample margins.
· Fine (F)
is a stamp that is significantly offset but still has
four margins.
· Average (Avg.)
is a stamp that has no margin on at least one side with
a portion of the design trimmed off or cut into
by perforations. Except for rare or very old stamps
average stamps are not collected or sold except as
space-fillers or reference copies. Heavy cancellations
which obliterate the design can also be considered.
· Poor Only
great rarities such as the British Guiana 1c magenta, a
stamp which is heavily canceled, soiled, and cut to
shape, are collected in poor condition.
Gum
Another key factor in the case of mint stamps is the
presence or absence of postage stamp gum and whether
the gum has been disturbed.[2]
· Mint
never-hinged (MNH or Mint
NH, NH, u/m) is an unused stamp that has full original
undisturbed gum with no trace of damage done by a stamp
hinge. Stamps sell at a considerable premium if they
are in this condition.
· Lightly
hinged (LH)
is a mint stamp which was hinged but only slightly
disturbed.
· Heavily
hinged (HH)
is a mint stamp which was hinged and damaged in the
process.
· Hinge
remaining (HR)
is a mint stamp which has part of a stamp hinge on the
back.
· Original
gum (OG):
A stamp with its original gum, yet deteriorated by age.
· No
Gum (NG):
Stamp's gum has been washed off. Rarely, stamps are
issued with no gum.
· Regummed (RG):
Fresh gum has been applied to the stamp. Poor regumming
can be detected by examining the end of the
perforations under a microscope. The fresh gum may
interfere with the small strands of torn paper or even
form small droplets.
Stanley Gibbons uses the following to describe stamps
with disturbed gum:
· large
part o.g.:
mounted mint (mint hinged) with the majority of original
gum
· part
o.g.:
mounted mint (mint hinged) with less than 50% of
original gum
Postally used stamps usually have no gum and these terms
do not apply. An apparently used stamp with gum, for
example from the former Soviet bloc, may be "cancelled
to order" ("CTO") and have little or no value to
collectors.
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