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HOW TO GRADE STAMPS
by pennyclassics( 3379)
The grade of a stamp is central to buying and selling them on eBay. The condition of a stamp, in part,should and usually does,determine the price asked and paid. Determining a stamp's condition has two...
Tags: STAMPS | VICTORIA | US | WORLWIDE | FRANCE
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GUM AND THE BACKS OF MINT STAMPS
by pennyclassics( 3379)
Stamp collecting is primarily a visual hobby. To me there is something exciting about a display of carefully selected and mounted stamps. But this has to do with the fronts of stamps. In this Guide I will...
Tags: STAMPS | PHILATELY | US STAMPS | WORLWIDE STAMPS | STAMP COLLECTING
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US BANKNOTE STAMPS. HARD OR SOFT PAPER? HOW TO TELL.
by pennyclassics( 3379)
In 1870 the US Post Office issued a radically different set of stamps from the previous issues of 1869. The reason for the change was primarily political as a new Postmaster General had been appointed. The...
Tags: STAMPS | PHILATELY | US STAMPS | US BANKNOTE ISSUES | STAMP COLLECTING
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THE US WASHINGTON - FRANKLIN ISSUES (1908-1921)
by pennyclassics( 3379)
INTRODUCTION Sooner or later the collector of US stamps will be confronted with the proper classification, identification and authentication of the Washington-Franklin Issues of 1908 -1921.This will be a...
Tags: STAMPS | PHILATELY | US STAMPS | WORLWIDE STAMPS | STAMP COLLECTING
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THE GOLDEN AGE OF POSTCARDS 1898-1918
by pennyclassics( 3379)
The years 1898 through 1918 are known by some as the "Golden Age Of Postcards" in the United States. This Guide will be a brief introduction into what I believe made postcards so wildly popular over these two...
Tags: STAMPS | PHILATELY | POSTCARDS | POSTAL HISTORY | DELTIOLOGY
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THE US VICTORY ISSUE (1919) - A MATTER OF COLOR
by pennyclassics( 3379)
The US "Goddess of Victory and Flags" issue of 1919 (Scott #537) is quite interesting for a number of reasons. First, it was the only US Commemorative issued to pay the 3c First Class WWI letter rate. (See my...
Tags: STAMPS | PHILATELY | US STAMPS | WORLWIDE STAMPS | STAMP COLLECTING
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ALL ABOUT STAMP DEALERS FOR THE BEGINNER
by pennyclassics( 3379)
During the last fifty years I have had dealings with hundreds of stamp dealers. They ranged from the smallest to the largest, the sadly ignorant to the world-class expert, the poor to the wealthy, the crooked...
Tags: STAMPS | PHILATELY | US STAMPS | WORLDWIDE STAMPS | STAMP COLLECTING
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THE US ONE DOLLAR TRANS-MISSISSIPPI EXPOSITION ISSUE
by pennyclassics( 3379)
Long thought by many to be the most beautiful postage stamp ever produced for the United States Post Office Department (USPOD) by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), the design of the stamp has an...
Tags: STAMPS | PHILATELY | US STAMPS | WORLDWIDE STAMPS | STAMP COLLECTING
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C3a & LAW AND ORDER SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT
by pennyclassics( 3379)
The other night my wife and I watched an old episode of Law Order Special Victims Unit . The teleplay was the usual 'pedophile' yarn. What made the pervert unusual was his stamp collection! What made his stamp...
Tags: STAMPS | AIRMAIL | US | WORLDWIDE STAMPS | C3
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1918 CHRISTMAS SEALS - PRESENTED, NOT SOLD
by pennyclassics( 3379)
Every now and again I get an email question from a non-collector about philatelic material they have aquired and know little or nothing about. In most cases the material is worth very little money on the open...
Tags: STAMPS | CINDERELLAS | US STAMPS | WORLDWIDE STAMPS | CHRISTMAS SEALS
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