I have some old French Colonial Stamps. What is the best resource to determine their value?

<h3>I have some old French Colonial Stamps. What is the best resource to determine their value?</h3>

The stamps are currently in an old album (untouched for a generation). I wanted to know how/where I could find a value guide and what materials I could buy to secure the stamps.

The stamps seem to date from between 1940-1960 (rough guess).


<strong>French Polynesia best answer:</strong>
<p><i>Answer by annekitchin</i><br/>You say French Colonial;however are they French Polynesia/French Guinea?There were many colonies at one time.Take your book to the library and check them.If you just want to know the value-go to a dealer and they will let you know-quickly if they are valuable or"common"-meaning they are not rare and are readily bought.Mostly don't try and glue anything down-the new stamp books are just slots,where you line your stamps in secure slots.I had some .and the dealer would not take any after 1940-unless it was a whole set.Soif you're not a collector-just have a dealer look at them.</p>
<p><strong>bb8404_081, Motu Tapu, Bora Bora, French Polynesia</strong>
<img alt="French Polynesia" src="http://farm1.staticflickr.com/41/123030195_6e4f043647.jpg" width="400"/><br/>
<i>Image by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21203533@N00/123030195">jimg944</a></i>
The island of Bora Bora in French Polynesia (Tahiti).

This photo was taken in April 1984 on Kodachrome 64 slide film with a Minolta SLR camera and Vivitar 70-150 zoom. Scanned in 2005. Photo by Jim Gateley.</p>

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