Comments on: Demystifying CTO (Cancelled To Order) stamps

By: Keijo

Keijo — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:47:21 +0000

Can you estimate how many CTO´s are worldwide?

A lot. MUCH MORE than most collectors dream / fear.

By: Jorma

Jorma — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:11:15 +0000

In my opinion CTO´s; they are published with only purpose to get money. I can´t understand that state with “few” citizens produce hundreds of different stamps every year. Stamp has a purpose to carry your posting to it´s destination. Souveniers should separate from stamps. Can you estimate how many CTO´s are worldwide? I think that in classic era there is CTO´s at all with the exeption of precancels

By: Keijo

Keijo — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 05:46:27 +0000

@Tucker… They are still a class of their own… sometimes CTO is much rarer than mint or used (like early Australia), sometimes it’s the opposite (like Soviet Union), and sometimes it’s inbetween (like DDR).

By: Tucker

Tucker — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 03:33:48 +0000

okay so i read your comment above Keijo about CTO’s being in a class of there own. But in terms of value, would you say they are in between mint and used?? Or are they valued as used stamps?

By: Rick Young

Rick Young — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 19:08:06 +0000

Fred, after reading you post above, I decided to subscribe to Stampex (which I had not heard of). Did you order the UPS Guide by going to Free Story Directory and then to Stamps/Publications and Supplies? Thanks!