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  • Brown stamp with bust of Franklin facing right in an oval with words and scrollwork surrounding 1c Franklin trial color card proof

    Date
    1881
  • 3 rows of 2 red stamps with Washington's head facing left inside an oval surrounded by laurels 2c Washington right plate block of six

    Date
    1920
  • Stamp with gold silhouette of deer leaping left to right with "Greetings" below on red background 33c Deer single

    Date
    October 20, 1999
  • Orange stamp with Franklin's head in profile facing left inside an oval with leaves at the base 30c Franklin single

  • Stamp illustrated with a profile view of a King Eider, with a large yellow knob on its orange beak. Postcard Rate Coastal Birds King Eider single

    Date
    June 1, 2015
  • Redish-purple stamp with portrait of Washington facing left in an oval surrounded by words 2c lake Washington single

    Date
    February 22, 1890
  • Stamp with illustration of a cracked bell attached to a wooden beam on a white background First-class (42c) Liberty Bell single

    Date
    2009
  • Green stamp with Washington's head in profile facing left inside an oval surrounded by laurels 1c Washington single

    Date
    December 1918
  • 2 rows of 3 green stamps with Washington's head facing left inside an oval surrounded by laurels 1c Washington bottom plate block of six

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    March 1917
  • Blue stamp with engraving of a long suspension bridge with boat going by underneath 3c Mackinac Bridge single

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    June 25, 1958

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