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  • 33c Erich Wolfgang Korngold pane of twenty

    Date
    September 16, 1999
  • Postage Stamp

    Date
    2001
  • 37c Neuter and Spy pane of twenty

    Date
    September 20, 2002
  • 4c Dr. Ephraim McDowell first day of issue program

    Date
    December 3, 1959
  • 200 Cigars Class G Series 125 taxpaid revenue stamp block of eight

    Date
    1955
  • 90-cent Perry

    Date
    Issue date: 1888
  • 20 Cigars Class E Series 123 taxpaid revenue stamp sheet of 20

    Date
    1953
  • 10c Documentary revenue stamp pane of fifty

    Date
    1962
  • 29c Rufous Hummingbird single

    Date
    October 9, 1992
  • 11c 100th Anniversary of International Telecommunication Union plate proof

    Date
    October 6, 1965
  • Travel commission for an Inspector

    Date
    1931
  • Stamped Envelope

    Date
    2001
  • Trial Color Proof

    Date
    1862
  • 2 1/2 ounces Tobacco Strips Series 125 taxpaid revenue stamp single

    Date
    1955
  • 3 Cigars Class D Series 123 taxpaid revenue stamp sheet of 100

    Date
    1953
  • 37c National World War II Memorial pane of twenty

    Date
    May 29, 2004
  • 10c Crossed 50-Star and 13-Star Flags counterfeit block of eight

    Date
    c. 1976
  • Cover

    Date
    1944
  • First Day Stamped Envelope

    Date
    2001
  • 7/8 ounce Tobacco Strips Series 125 taxpaid revenue stamp pane of 20

    Date
    1955
  • 8c Narcotic revenue stamp single

    Date
    1963
  • 5 pounds Snuff taxpaid revenue stamp single

    Date
    1954
  • Die Proof

    Date
    1851
  • US test stamp single

    Date
    1954-1988

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    • U.S. Stamps 12052
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    • Postage stamps 22314
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    • Correspondence 1958
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    • Postal stationery 1011
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