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General Philatelic/Gen. Discussion : Any rule of thumb for valuing plate blocks, or blocks of 4?

 

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08 Mar 2022
09:35:51am
My dad had several, mostly British Commonwealth, of the above. Most low denominations. I liquidated most of his collection years ago, but never touched the blocks. Thoughts?
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08 Mar 2022
09:44:16am
re: Any rule of thumb for valuing plate blocks, or blocks of 4?

Few people collect blocks these days. Unless it is a high value showpiece, like one of the high value key plates, value as 4 singles. In fact, when I break up blocks, I sell the four singles faster than the single sale of a block.

But if they are low value Commonwealth, you could probably price them at 25c per block and people would buy them just to dress up a page.

Plate, or imprint blocks are a different matter. There is still some collecting interest in those, but they are usually priced as four singles, maybe with a minor premium. At least there is enough demand to make one sale, instead of 4.

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08 Mar 2022
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My dad had several, mostly British Commonwealth, of the above. Most low denominations. I liquidated most of his collection years ago, but never touched the blocks. Thoughts?

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re: Any rule of thumb for valuing plate blocks, or blocks of 4?

Few people collect blocks these days. Unless it is a high value showpiece, like one of the high value key plates, value as 4 singles. In fact, when I break up blocks, I sell the four singles faster than the single sale of a block.

But if they are low value Commonwealth, you could probably price them at 25c per block and people would buy them just to dress up a page.

Plate, or imprint blocks are a different matter. There is still some collecting interest in those, but they are usually priced as four singles, maybe with a minor premium. At least there is enough demand to make one sale, instead of 4.

Roy

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