Kiloware

Stamps Kiloware | Where to buy GB Kiloware

A number of stamp collectors get great pleasure sorting through bags of kiloware as a way of adding to their stamp collection and trying to find unusual postmarks or maybe a rare stamp. There is always the possibility of finding some sort of rare variety or even early penny black stamps, as old stamps are sometimes included in kiloware.

Definition of kiloware: Kiloware is used postage stamps still attached to the original envelopes, though any excess paper has more often than not been trimmed off. Charity kiloware is sold to stamp collectors by weight i.e. a kilogram or part of a kilogram. The quickest and easiest way to find a wide choice of kiloware stamps for sale is undoubtedly to visit the online kiloware auctions. See below .....

In the UK and in Ireland, many charities and convents welcome donations of used postage stamps whether GB kiloware or stamps from other countries. They trim any envelopes, sort out the stamps and remove those that are badly damaged, though there will usually be a certain number of torn or heavily postmarked stamps that escape attention. These stamps are then sorted into batches of UK and foreign or commonwealth stamps ready for sale. These used postage stamps may be further separated into high values, definitives and commemoratives. These bags of kiloware are then sold to dealers. The stamp dealers break them down into smaller bags and re-sell them to stamp collectors.

Whether buying GB kiloware or other country's stamps kiloware is always something of a gamble for the reason that you're never quite sure exactly what you're going to get and there will usually be quite a lot of duplication. If you're very lucky, you may even find Victorian stamps that someone has held onto for years and finally decided to discard them.

Bags of kiloware can be sorted into country, commemorative stamps which are the most decorative and are only issued for a short time, definitives which are plainer and retain the same pattern over many years, much sort after higher values, and thematics such as flowers, horses or famous people, or you may purchase a mixed bag.