The catalogue quote, the commercial value and the bottom line price are indicated according to the specimen different quality. “DEFECTIVE, FINE, VERY FINE, EXTRA FINE”. Quality from 10 to 100 percentage. It gives emphasis to the subtitle “POSTAL HISTORY”.

The philatelic valuation report is only issued on customer’s request. The catalogue quote, the commercial value and the advised bottom line price are indicated.

It is issued, with the advice of numismatic experts, only for the coins minted from the 19th century on. The catalogue quote, the commercial value and the advised bottom line price are indicated according to the specimen different quality. Quality: “FINE, VERY FINE, EXTRA FINE, BEAUTIFUL, SUPERB, BRILLIANT UNCIRCULATED, PROOF”. For golden and platinum coins it is also indicated the metal intrinsic value according to the current quote.

It is issued, with the advice of numismatic experts, only for the paper money produced from the 19th century on. The catalogue quote, the commercial value and the advised bottom line price are indicated according to the specimen different quality. Quality: “FINE, VERY FINE, EXTRA FINE, BEAUTIFUL, SUPERB, UNCIRCULATED”.

The numismatic valuation report is only issued on customer’s request, with the advice of experts of the sector, only for numismatic collection from the 19th century on. The catalogue quote, the commercial value and the advised bottom line price are indicated.

Since philatelic collections frequently coexist with numismatic collection and with banknote collections, our Philatelic Office, availing of the help of distinguished experts and scholars, can offer an advice service also in this field. We can therefore, on request, make photographic numismatic collection valuations only for material from the 19th century on, but not inspections, expertises and certifications.

For Philatelic and Numismatic valuations, as well as for the calculation of our fees concerning the Certificates that are, as you are aware, diversified according to specimen rarity and quotation, we generally use the reference catalogues for each nation otherwise, failing these, the catalogues of the relevant geographic area.

Stamp collecting: For the Italian Area, SASSONE catalogue; for Postal Stationery, INTERITALIA or FILAGRANO catalogues; for all Europe, UNIFIED INTERNATIONAL or MICHEL catalogues; For the French Area, YVERT & TELLIER or MAURY catalogues; for the English Area and the Commonwealth, STANLEY GIBBONS catalogue; for the German Area, MICHEL catalogue; for Austria, MICHEL or FERCHENBAUER catalogues; for Switzerland, MICHEL or ZUMSTEIN catalogues; for the Spanish Area, EDIFIL catalogue; for the Scandinavian Area, FACIT catalogue; for Ireland, STANLEY GIBBONS or HIBERNIAN catalogues; for Holland, MICHEL or N.V.P.H.; for Belgium, MICHEL or NATIONAL catalogues; for Hungary, MICHEL or PHILATELIA HUNGARICA catalogues; for Greece, MICHEL or KARAMITSOS catalogues; for Turkey, MICHEL or ISFILA catalogues; for Russia, MICHEL or SOLOVIEV catalogues; for the Chinese Area, MICHEL or YANG catalogues; for Japan, MICHEL or SAKURA catalogues; for Egypt, MICHEL or THE NILE POST catalogues; for the United States of America, SCOTT catalogue; for Argentina, MICHEL or TEGGIA catalogues; for Brazil, MICHEL or R.H.M. catalogues; for Israel, UNIFIED and other catalogues for minor countries.

Revenue stamps: for the Italian Area, UNIFIED catalogue; for Great Britain, STANLEY GIBBONS catalogue; for the United States of America, SCOTT catalogue.

Numismatics and Paper Money: for the Italian Area, GIGANTE, MONTENEGRO or UNIFIED catalogues; for the rest of the world, WORLD COINS and WORLD PAPER MONEY catalogues.

The expertised material is usually returned within one week from the date of receipt. Nevertheless, the necessary time can be longer in the case of particularly challenging pieces, important collections in coincidence with fairs or philatelic auctions.

For Italy, the material is returned to the sender cash on delivery according to the amount of the valuations carried out. On customer’s explicit request, advanced payment can be made subject to our invoice.

For foreign countries, advanced payment is always required subject to our invoice.