Purchase of collectible and antique stamps. Evaluation of Soviet marks of the USSR

There are few collectibles that everyone, or almost all, took a great interest in at different stages and at different ages. First and foremost, this applies to postage stamps (if anyone forgot, they are primarily postal ones). But it's one thing to "collect" stamps, filling the space of modest albums and free time, and the other - a serious collection. Usually the period of serious hobbies comes already in adulthood, whatever that is.

We are unlikely to open America, if we say that the independent sale of a rare brand is a rather risky adventure, which certainly will not bring the desired result. First of all, the risk is connected with an objective evaluation of old brands, as the evaluation of "specialists" from the metro threatens both disappointment and loss of money. The best solution is to contact a company that specializes in valuing and buying antiques, as in the staff of such organizations there are real professionals who really love their work. There are many more details, such as "extinction", "rough stamp", "full stamp", the size of the teeth on the edges (we are serious), but all these details will be gladly explained by our specialist during the evaluation procedure. Given the general characteristics given, you will be able to estimate approximately how valuable your brand is. If you have a copy issued in 1888 on the island of Fiji in a single copy for the birthday of IV. Stalin, please note that in addition to the usual assessment, the buyer will necessarily require an examination, which will take a little longer.

Antiques: concept and meaning

Antiques, like real luxury goods, never go out of fashion, and the antique thing, which now has a symbolic imprint of culture and history, will be valued even more after a few years.

What is so valuable antiques? First of all, by supporting our connection with the past: art, culture, traditions. The ancient things that have survived to this day are a real living story that can be seen and touched. It seems that all antiques store in themselves something special, mysterious, attractive - something that can not be expressed in words, but that you want to feel again and again.

Lenin and the Chinese

As the world experience shows, for a long time the market of antique gizmos worked stably thanks to the favorable customs policy for collectors and the relatively low dollar exchange rate. Until 2009, Russian specialists noted the rapid take-off of this sphere of business: antique salons, shops of antique furniture and interior items were opened all over the country. But this year, only according to antikvaram.ru, there is a decline in prices in this sector across the country from 5 to 25%. This cheapening is associated primarily with low demand. Negative dynamics most affected the furniture, equipment, books and documents, old weapons - in general, the most expensive products of antique shops. The lowest price reduction was reflected in the value of coins, souvenirs, small collectibles.

Another trend of recent years: from the shelves of specialized shops, the most rare and expensive antiques have slowly disappeared. Sellers, they are businessmen and they, as a rule, are collectors themselves, do not hurry to sell values ​​twice cheaper.
Almost no demand for musical instruments, but they take gramophones well. There is still interest in the subjects of Soviet paraphernalia: pendants, banners. Interestingly, the busts and portraits of Vladimir Lenin are actively bought up by the Chinese! For them, everything connected with communist ideology is very valuable. But porcelain "got up": before it was the most popular commodity, now the figurines stand on the shelves for months.

The fashion for collecting porcelain was caused by its high value. It is believed that ceramic products grow in price quickly: an average of 20-25% per year (such indicators were announced in the pre-crisis period), and therefore this hobby is also a good financial investment. Now the collectors of antiquities temporarily stopped buying this product actively, but the demand will inevitably return, sellers are sure.