Every
once in awhile, it is instructive to sit back and look at stamp prices
over a period of time to see how they are doing relative to one another.
We have done a quick survey of the Scott Catalogue prices in the attached
schedule, which shows how the early Canadian Classics have done.
We ask ourselves not only which stamps have had the most significant
increases, but also which stamp prices are increasing the fastest. Particular
attention should be paid to these latter stamps as they will get increasingly
difficult to obtain because of competition amongst bidders and also
because there are so few of them.
This
survey only looks at the prices for the mint stamps which, for most
of us will be quite theoretical. How many of us can afford to buy a
mint stamp from the Classical period. However, we plan to look at other
sets in future commentaries as we found this exercise so interesting.
These will probably prove more relevant for our viewers as the prices
will be more on the range that some collectors can afford.
Largest
Increases in Amounts
Scott
3 |
Scott
2 |
Scott
1 |
 |
 |
 |
+$110,000 |
+$30,000 |
+$25,000 |
Scott 5 |
Scott
13 |
Scott
13a |
 |
 |
 |
+$22,500 |
+$14,500 |
+$14,500 |
Scott
12 |
Scott
10 |
 |
 |
+$12,500 |
+$9,000 |
Scott
15a |
 |
+$8,000 |
Largest
% Increases
Scott
12 |
Scott
2 |
Scott
5 |
 |
 |
 |
+500% |
+300% |
+300% |
Scott
18 |
Scott
13 |
Scott
13a |
 |
 |
 |
+289% |
+264% |
+264% |
Scott
1 |
Scott
8a |
 |
 |
+250% |
+233% |
Scott
15 |
 |
+200% |
We
hope you have enjoyed this survey and can dream like us of the possibility
of some day owning one of these treasures. And, to those who actually
own one, hang onto them, they are like gold, so rare and so beautiful...
but not nearly so heavy!
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