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2. Columbian Issue - Wikipedia

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   The 2¢ Landing of Columbus is the most common stamp of the Columbian Issue. The Columbian Issue, also known as the Columbians, is a set of 16 postage stamps issued by the United States to commemorate the World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago during 1893. The finely-engraved stamps were the first commemorative stamps issued by the United ...

3. Postage stamps and postal history of the United States

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   The postage stamps issued in the 1870s and 1880s are collectively known as the "Bank Notes" because they were produced by the National Bank Note Company, the Continental Bank Note Company, then the American Bank Note Company. After the 1869 fiasco with pictorial stamp issues, the new Postmaster-General decided to base a series of stamps on the ...

4. 1869 Pictorial Issue - Wikipedia

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   1869 Pictorial Issue. The 1869 Pictorial Issue is a series of definitive United States postage stamps released during the first weeks of the Grant administration. Ten types of stamp in denominations between one cent and ninety cents were initially offered in the series, with eight of these introduced on March 19 and 20, 1869 and the two ...

5. Philatelic fakes and forgeries - Wikipedia

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   In general, philatelic fakes and forgeries are labels that look like postage stamps but have been produced to deceive or defraud. Learning to identify these can be a challenging branch of philately . To a large extent the definitions below are consistent with those given in the introduction to various recent editions of the Scott Standard ...

6. Here's Where to Buy Stamps for Cheap - AOL

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   Check Out BuyDiscountStamps.com. Another online option is BuyDiscountStamps.com. You can get a roll of 100 stamps for $54, which works out at 54 cents per stamp, or 11.1% off retail price. In ...

7. List of stamp forgers - Wikipedia

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   Today there is an extensive literature on the forgers and their work, and examples from the most accomplished forgers sometimes sell for more than the original stamp. Notorious and famous stamp forgers include: The Spiro Brothers [1] Rainer Blüm. Pêra de Satanás. Clive Feigenbaum; ex-chairman of Stanley Gibbons. Sigmund Friedl.