Americana Stamp and Coin Galleries
16060 Ventura Blvd., #110A
Encino, CA 91436
818-905-1111
Jay Tell
Jay has more than 50 years experience as a rare stamp and coin dealer, uniting treasures with serious collectors and savvy investors since 1958Polished expert witness, trusted appraiser, buyer, consultant, agentSpecialist in 19th/20th century classics, rarities, errors, inverted centersHistorical / presidential documents, manuscripts, rare autographs, etc.The History Channel's Pawn Stars expert for stamps, coins, currencyFirst dealer to buy and sell America's Rarest Stamp ($397,838 in 1999), the internet world-record for most valuable single postage stampFirst dealer in history to buy and sell a coveted Nobel Prize gold medalFirst stamp and coin editor of the Los Angeles Times, creator of the popular Sunday column 'Stamp and Coin Corner' which ran for 30 yearsFirst dealer to buy and sell the highest grade gem U.S. $10 Indian Head gold coin (1913S) known to exist; sold for $287,500 in 2007Former consultant-contributor to the renowned Scott Stamp CatalogueOwner and operator of five Los Angeles stamp and coin stores (1960s to the 1990s); and a California licensed/bonded auctioneerPerhaps the only dealer to buy/sell three intact 1903 Roosevelt AlbumsFormer newspaper editor, publisher, investigative reporter, columnistAmerican Philatelic Society since 1963, APS Life MemberAmerican Numismatic Assn since 1964, ANA Emeritus MemberNational Stamp Dealers Association, NSDA member since 1998United States Stamp Society, USSS member since 1983; etc.