I was nearly swindled by The American Philatelic Society also known as APS. My grandfather was a member of this organization all of his life and amassed a stamp collection consisting of 54 large specialized stamp albums by Scott. When he passed away he left me the collection.inside many of the albums were labels that stated to contact The American Philatelic Society after his demise. Not having any previous knowledge of the society I called them and was referred to an advisor who took my name and phone number saying an official appraiser & dealer of APS would contact me.
I received a call from a man saying he was a member of APS and was a certified appraiser. He told me there was a modest appraisal charge only if he did not purchase the collection. The caller was very friendly on the phone and I made an appointment with him. He came to my home and spent about two hours looking at my Grandfathers lifetime collection.
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