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• Collecting Plate Blocks
• by mjs_philatelics( 3317)
• The new plate block collector should buy a copy of the “Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps and Covers” to become familiar with the correct collectible configuration of plate number blocks.The... 

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  plate | block | imprint | line | arrow

• 229 of 245 people found this guide helpful

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• ABBREVIATIONS L - Z found in STAMP AUCTION LOTS
• by audrasforest( 7089)
• This GUIDE explains next 41 ( L -Z) ABBREVIATIONS that you will find when you view EBAY auction lots which relate to the Philatelic Section under the EBAY CATEGORY "STAMPS" Why are abbreviations used? Since... 

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  POSTAGE STAMPS | WORLDWIDE STAMPS | UNITED STATES STAMPS | COMMONWEATH STAMPS | AUSTRALIA MIXTURES

• 134 of 142 people found this guide helpful

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• Guide to Perforation Varieties on Modern US Stamps
• by tbrstamps( 10374)
• As a young man I learned how to identify sheet varieties by the appearance of the perforations alone. Perforations of course, are the holes punched between postage stamps to make separation easy. I found... 

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  US Stamps | Perforation | Stamp Tip | Sheets | Plate Blocks Multiples

• 105 of 110 people found this guide helpful

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• Guide to Low Gloss Gum on Definitive Stamps
• by tbrstamps( 10374)
• Paper types on modern stamps are the new frontier of philately. Classic stamps have been extensively studied and discussed, but few are aware of the variety in modern papers and gums. It is easy to become... 

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  US Stamps | Stamp Collecting | Stamp Gum | US 1941 to Now | Low gloss gum

• 52 of 55 people found this guide helpful

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• SOUTH PACIFIC DEAD COUNTRIES~! What has become of them?
• by audrasforest( 7089)
• This GUIDE will help you identify and understand the name changes that have occurred as the islands in Oceania and the South Pacific gained their independence or amalgamated with existing Countries. British... 

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  COMMONWEALTH OTHER | COMMONWEALTH POSTAGE STAMPS | BRTISH COLONIES | OCEANIA STAMPS | HAWAII ISLANDS

• 24 of 30 people found this guide helpful

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