Rasdale Stamp Company
Rasdale Stamp Company, a third generation business, has dealt with stamp collectors for over 70 years. Thousands of buyers and sellers have found the Rasdale family to be honest, fair, and respectable.
The company is a member of the American Stamp Dealers Association, National Stamp Dealers Association, Midwest Stamp Dealers Association, Florida Stamp Dealers Association, and American Philatelic Society assuring its customers with the highest degree of professionalism.
Our History
Rasdale Stamp Company’s first auction was held by its founder Joseph Rasdale in 1932 while living in the mini stamp Mecca, Elsie Michigan. After Joe’s death in 1958 his sons Jim and Dick took over the company continuing to hold auctions in Detroit until moving to Chicago in 1967. They started to add more staff in the 1970s. Linda, their sister joined in 1972 as the office manger and describer.
The 1980s began another expansion period with the addition of the grandsons Kim Kellermann as a United States describer and his brother Kevin a foreign describer. Upon retirement of Jim, Dick, and Linda in 2002 Kim and Kevin took over the firm and moved to its present location in Westmont.
Employees
Today you will find Kim and Kevin in the offices writing up material or on the road buying a large collection or acquiring an estate for consignment for the next public auction. Kristin, Kim and Kevin’s sister runs the day to day operations with support of their mother Joanne.
Stamp Auctions
The auctions are held in February, May, August, and November every year. Each auction averages 1200-1500 lots, 85 different owner properties, over 100 floor bidders, weights 8 tons, uses over a mile of wrapping tape while taking 2.5 days to ship to the customer. The 2008 schedule is May 10th, August 9th, November 8th.
Selling Your Collection?
We offer these advantages by selling through our public auction:
- Prompt appraisals.
- Low commission rates
- Final settlement made 45 days after the sale
- Describers with expertise in both United States and Worldwide stamps and covers
- Maximum exposure of your material via a worldwide mailing list and the Internet
- We are also willing to buy your collection outright
- We will travel anywhere to pick up important properties
Call today for more details - (630) 794-9900