Modern U.S. Stamps -
If you have a stamp post-1970 that you are having difficulty
identifying, might we suggest trying Jim
Griffith's Stamp Album. Jim has excellent coverage of modern
U.S. and you can probably identify your stamp.
U.S. Revenue Stamps - If you have
a revenue, documentary or tax stamp you need to identify, you might
want to try Eric
Jackson's Revenue site.
U.S. Essays and Proofs - This is
the de facto place to go for information on the essays
and proofs.
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Links
to Classic U.S. Stamps
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Postmaster's Provisionals · 1847 Issue
· 1851-1857 Issues · 1861
Issues · Grilled Stamps
· Reproductions and Special
Printings
· Siegel
Census of Rare U.S. Stamps
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Postmaster's Provisionals
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Locals and Carriers Society |
The Society is dedicated to the study of United States
carriers, locals and express posts, as well as the forgeries,
reprints, and fantasies created of them.
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1845
New York Postmaster's Provisional
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Robert
A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. |
The prices realized
from an Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. auction, with
an excellent introduction to the 1845 New York Postmaster's
Provisional (Scott 9X1 and 9x2)
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The
Saint Louis "Bears" of 1845
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By L. N. Williams |
Brought to you by
Gnome Village Gnews and Bookstore, this is an excerpt from the
Encyclopaedia of Rare and Famous Stamps by L. N.
Williams. An excellent article on these rare stamps.
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Postmasters'
Provisionals (St. Louis Mo.)
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Robert
A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. |
The prices realized
from an Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. auction, with
an excellent introduction to the "Bears".
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The 1847 Issue
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The 1851-1857 Issues
The
1¢ Franklin Plating Archive
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By Richard Doporto |
An
online depository of images, organized by plate number and
position, designed to aid collectors, researchers and students
of this complex issue in identifying, with a high degree of
accuracy, which stamp and from what plate and position they
might have.
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1851-61
1¢ Issue Identifier
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from the Ask Phil Resource Library |
A basic guide to the
types of the 1851 1c stamp.
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Robert
A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc.
1851 One-Cent Franklin |
An excellent
introduction to the 1c stamp of 1851.
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A
Plating of the 3c Stamp of 1851-56
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from Steven Ruecker
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Finally, a web site that
attempts to plate the 3¢ stamp of 1851. This information is
vital if one wishes to sort those 10's and 11's. We
congratulate Steven on his effort. - Note that there are many different
plates of this stamp including early and late plates.
The site is a work in progress, but still enormously helpful.
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The
3c Stamp of 1851-56
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U.S. Philatelic Classics
Society, Inc
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An introduction to
the 1851 3c stamp from the U.S. Philatelic Classics
Society, Inc., the successor of "The Three Cent
1851-57 Unit" (Unit Number 11) of the American
Philatelic Society, founded by Dr. Carrol Chase among
others.
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U.S.
3c 1851/57 Postal History
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the collection of Roy & Greg Weber |
Supplemental information on the 3c
stamp of 1851. The "Chase Letters to Shaughnessy"
are worth taking a look at.
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Robert
A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc.
1851 Twelve-Cent Washington |
An excellent
introduction to the 12c stamp of 1851.
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The 1861 Issues
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The Grilled Stamps of the 1861 Issue
Robert
A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc.
1867 Z Grill |
Detailed and
well-illustrated, the "Z" grill holds a particularly
prominent spot in U.S. philately, and Siegel was the firm that
handled the sale of the 1c "Z' grill, Scott 85A, the most
expensive U.S. stamp ever sold, realizing $935,000 in the sale
of the Zoellner collection
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The Reproductions and Special
Printings of 1875 and 1880
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individual U.S. stamps and their corresponding Issues and Series. We will be adding
links to more Classic U.S. Stamps as time goes by. Please e-mail us for additions, corrections and/or removal of non-active
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