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2003 SOUTHEASTERN LIGHTHOUSES #3791a Pane of 20 X 37 Cents US Postage Stamps

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Old Cape Henry Cape Lookout Morris Island Tybee Island Hillsboro Inlet Product DescriptionThe Southeastern Lighthouse stamps were issued in 2003 paying tribute to the Southeastern lighthouses that have aided mariners since the early 18th century. Featured are images of five lighthouses; Old Cape Henry, Cape Lookout, Morris Island, Tybee Island and Hillsboro Inlet. Located on [...]

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2002 WOMEN in JOURNALISM #3668a Pane of 20 X 37cents US Postage Stamps

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Nellie Bly Ida M. Tarbell Ethel L. Payne Marguerite Higgins Product DescriptionIn 2002 the USPS issued these 4 stamps in honor of Women in Journalism. #3667 Ethel L. Payne (37c) A tough investigative reporter, Ethel L. Payne (1911-91) was known as the "First Lady of the Black Press." Payne reported on key events of the [...]

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2009 THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE #4420a Block of 8 X 44 Cents US Postage Stamps

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Macy's Department Store Parade Thanksgiving Product DescriptionOn September 9 2009 at the Macy's department store New York City, NY; the USPS issued four se-tenant stamps, on a pane of 20, featuring a continuous design of a parade, including onlookers, giant balloons, a marching band and horses. The first stamp starting on the left, shows a [...]

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Stamp Collecting & US Postal History Puzzle E-book.mov

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Award Winning Cartoonist and Children's Book Illustrator George Wildman introduces his new e-book on Stamp Collecting from inside Wildman Creative Studios. The book reflects on US Postal history and includes hidden object puzzles. Tags: book illustrator, e book, wildman, Stamp Collecting, postal history, Winning Cartoonist and Children's Book Illustrator stamp collector

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1999 TRAINS - ALL ABOARD! #3337a Pane of 20 X 33 Cent US Postage Stamps

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Southern Pacific Railroad Daylight Pennsylvania Railroad Congressional New York Central 20th Century Limited Chicago, Milwaukee, St Paul and Pacific Railroad Hiawatha Santa Fe Super Chief Product DescriptionOn August 26, 1999 the USPS issued this five stamp Se-Tenant. The All Aboard stamps feature five luxury trains from America's past: the Southern Pacific Railroad Daylight; the Pennsylvania [...]

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Postal Code Bar

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A ZIP Code is the postal code used by the United States Postal Service, zip code maps free which always writes it with capital letters. ZIP codes also change when postal restrictions are realigned. ZIP is an ellipsis for the Zoning Improvement Plan, but was also cleverly meant to suggest that mail travels more efficiently [...]

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1996 F SCOTT FITZGERALD #3104 Plate Block of 4 X 23 Cents US Postage Stamps

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Literary Arts Series Great Gatsby Jazz Age Product DescriptionOn September 27, 1996 in St. Paul, Minnesota the USPS honored novelist and short story writer Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, an American writer of novels and short stories, whose works are evocative of the Jazz Age, a term he coined himself. He was widely regarded as one [...]

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1997 WORLD of DINOSAURS #3136 Sovenir Sheet of 15 X 32 Cents US Postage Stamps

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Dinosaur Triangle Jurassic Cretaceous Paleontology Paleobotanology Product DescriptionIN 1997 the USPS issued the World of Dinosaurs sheet depicting two scenes - one from Colorado during the Jurassic period (about 150 million years ago) and one from Montana during the Cretaceous period (approximately 75 million years ago.) James Gurney, the artist who created this design, worked [...]

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2003 ARCTIC TUNDRA Souvenir Sheet of 10 X 37cents US Postage Stamps

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Nature of America series Brooks Range, Alaska Product DescriptionIn 2003 the USPS issued Arctic Tundra, 5th in the Natue of America Series. This stamp pane depicts an autumn tundra scene in the northern foothills of the majestic Brooks Range in Alaska. In fall, animals prepare for the long arctic winter. Caribou migrate south to the [...]

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2002 MASTERS of AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHY #3649 Pane of 20 X 37 Cents US Postage Stamps

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Classic Collection Series Photography Product DescriptionOn June 13 2002 in San Diego, CA the USPS issued the Masters of American Photography pane as the final edition to its Classic Collections Series which began in 1994 with Legends of the West. Featured here are photographs made by twenty of our country's most influential photographers. Arranged in [...]

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US/ BNA 2010 Postage Stamp Prices: United States, United Nations, Canada, & Provinces: Plus: Confederate States, U.s. Possessions, U.s. Trust Territories, ... Compre

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Product DescriptionThis is the 2010 US/BNA Postage Stamp Catalog / by Whitman Coin / / FEATURES: Best selling price guide for stamps from the United States, United / Nations, US Possessions, and British North America / Information for every stamp collector, novice to expert / All popular formats: singles, plate blocks, line pairs, booklet / [...]

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The Encyclopedia of United States Stamps and Stamp Collecting

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The art and craft of stamp collecting is widely shared by millions of stamp collectors all over the world. This fact is very much recognized. The popularity and worth of the stamp collecting as a past time can not be disputed anymore. When it comes to stamp collecting, the United States ranks among the [...]

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US Postal Employee Indicted for Cashing More Than $41,000 in Money Orders

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US Postal employee indicted for cashing more than $41,000 in money orders A United States Postal Service (“USPS”) employee was indicted in federal court for allegedly stealing and cashing approximately 80 money orders totaling more than $41,000 for personal use. Read more on St. James Plaindealer Tags: employee, cashing, Postal, St. James, orders

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1992 FIRST VOYAGE of COLUMBUS #2623a Plate Block of 4 X 29 Cents US Postage Stamps

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Queen Isabella New World Italy Product DescriptionIn 1992, as part of a joint issue with Italy, the USPS issued this Se-Tenant of a block of four stamps commemorating Columbus first voyage in 1492. The various scenes show Columbus seeking financial backing from Queen Isabella, his three ships crossing the Atlantic, his crew sighting land, and [...]

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1975 BENJAMIN WEST #1553 Plate Block of 10 X 10 Cents US Postage Stamps

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King George III Product DescriptionIn 1975 the USPS honored Benjamin West who was the first American artist to go abroad. He gained critical acclaim when he was just twenty years of age, and went on to become historical painter to King George III 1975 BENJAMIN WEST #1553 Plate Block of 10 x 10 cents US [...]

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