Stamps Mint Used
2010
Mint Marks are tiny letters referring to the locality where the minting of coins took place. The position of mint mark can be found typically on the back side of coins that were minted before the year 1965 and on the front after the year 1967.
Coins of every US mint branch are recognized by mint marks. These coin marks date back to ancient times in Rome and Greece.
The “Director of the Mint”, through the “Act of March 3, 1835”, set rules to classify and distinguish the coins released from every US Mint branch. This core management set accurate standards and pattern of production as well as responsible coinage.
Coins that minted at the “Philadelphia mint” earlier than the year 1979 have no mint marks. So it was in that year that the dollar was marked with the letter P and other denominations had that same mark thereafter.
All dies for US coins are produced at the “Philadelphia Mint” and prior to shipping the coins to their mint branch, coins are marked first with the correct and designated mint markings. The precise size and positioning of the coins’ mint mark can slightly vary; this is influenced by how deep the punch was impressed and where.
The importance of mint marks:
Collectors can determine the value of a coin though mint mark, date and condition examination, making the coins condition the most significant factor and standard when determining its value.
Defining the Mint which hit the coin is tremendously important in determining the value of the coin; the coin can be hit in huge quantities at a single Mint or in smaller quantities in another hit.
The process of minting:
1. The making of metal strips in the correct thickness: Zinc strips are used for pennies, alloy strips composed of nickel (25%) and nickel (75%) for nickel and dollars, half-dollars, dimes, half-dimes are fabricated from a fusion of three coatings of metals; the external layer are alloys and the center is copper.
2. These strips of metals are then put into “blanking presses” that are responsible for cutting “round blanks”, approximately the dimension of the “done” coin.
3. The blanks then are softened by running them through an annealing furnace, through tumbling barrels, and then through revolving cylinders containing chemical mixtures to burnish and clean the metal.
4. The blanks then are washed and placed into a drying device, then into the “upsetting” machines, that produce the raised rim.
5. The Final stage: “coining press”. Each blank is clasp into position by a collar or ring as it is being struck or hit under great pressure. Pennies need approximately40 tons of pressure and the larger coins need more. The “upper and lower dies” are stamped simultaneously on the two sides of each coin.
The design:
The “Director of the Mint” chooses the design and pattern for United States coins, then that is approved by the “Secretary of the Treasury”; congress can recommend and suggest a design. The design then can not be changed for twenty five years unless directed by the congress.
All emblems of United States coins minted currently represent previous presidents of the United States. President Lincoln is on the one-cent coin, adopted in the year1909; Washington on the 25 cent coin that was minted first in 1932; Jefferson on the five cent coin in 1938; Franklin Roosevelt on the dime, introduced in the year1946; Kennedy on the half dollar that was first minted in 1964.
The “Act of 1997” known as the “50 States Quarters Program” supports and allows the redesigning of the quarters – the reverse side is to show each of the fifty states emblems. Every year starting in 1999 and until 2008, coins honoring five states, having designs that are created by each state, will be issued in the sequence or manner in which each state signed the Constitution.
The phrase “In God We Trust” was used first in 1864, on a United States two-cent coin. It then was seen on the quarter, nickel, half-dollar, silver dollar and on the $10, $5 and $20 in 1866; in 1909 on the penny, in 1916 on the dime. Today, all United States coins carry the motto.
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World Stamps 1890- 2009 mix mint /used $7.95 |
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SOUTH AFRICA COLLECTION STAMPS MINT & USED $75.00 |
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North Borneo Clean mint and used stamps (22) early $7.70 |
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TOBAGO STAMPS SCOTT #8,10,12 MINT/USED CV $157.50 $59.99 |
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TOBAGO STAMPS SCOTT #25,27-31 MINT/USED CV $325.00 $119.99 |
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GERMANY.Lot of old used and mint stamps.+ Nazi. $1.80 |
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Massive Old Mint Used France French Stamp Collection $102.50 |
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Philippines Mint and Used Revenue Stamps 1930’s $9.99 |
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Italy & Area Mint and Used Stamp Collection …..C3805 $213.50 |
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Five Hundred nice foreign stamps, used and mint. $4.75 |
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Mint Used British & Bahamas GB Fiji Stamp Collection $90.00 |
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Mint Used France Stamp Cover Collection $265.00 |
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200 WORLDWIDE STAMPS USED AND MINT NICE $1.89 |
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100 WORLDWIDE STAMPS USED AND MINT NICE $0.99 |
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Advanced Large Mint Used Mexico Stamp Collection $127.50 |
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EARLY LUXEMBOURG POSTAGE DUE STAMPS 1920/22 MINT & USED $2.00 |
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Incredible MINT & USED $9,000.+ CANADA Stamp Collection $1,432.13 |
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Belgium stamps for sale – great lot of 76 mint and used $4.29 |
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Large Mint Used Old Timer US Stamp Collection Nice Lot $236.59 |
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Indochina stamps for sale – nice lot of 125 mint & used $4.39 |
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Large Mint Used Switzerland Stamp Collection $78.00 |
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Costa Rica stamps for sale – 26 old mint & used stamps! $0.99 |
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Mint Used US BOB Canal Zone Stamp Collection $53.13 |
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Hungary stamps for sale – 69 very old mint & used! $0.99 |
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Large Mint Used US Stamp Collection Album Carton $406.00 |
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Mint Used Antique Italy Stamp Collection $27.97 |
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STAMPS – CHILE MINT & USED SCOTT #5G,60,64,62,66 $19.00 |
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STAMPS-COLUMBIA SC #RA2-MINT / SC #F16-USED CV $14.00 $10.00 |
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STAMP-DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SC #01-2, 05-9 3-MINT/4 USED $3.00 |
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STAMPS-BOLIVIA SC #45–MINT/ SCOTT #41–USED CV $22.25 $15.00 |
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New Zealand – 1942 – 1946 Health stamps MINT & USED !! $1.53 |
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New Zealand – 1947 – 1949 Health stamps MINT & USED !! $1.53 |
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Ireland,143 Stamps,Mint&Used,ManySets Cat Val Over $350 $40.00 |
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ARGENTINA 1873-87 GROUP OF 17 STAMPS MINT/USED+ SCV$205 $40.00 |
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131.Lot of Germany Old Stamps Mint/Used $1.11 |
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136.Lot of France Old Stamps Mint/Used $1.36 |
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137.Lot of Worldwide Old Stamps Mint/Used $1.52 |
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SAN MARINO 1877-99 GROUP OF 23 MINT/USED STAMPS SCV$261 $42.00 |
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BELGIAN CONGO 14 DIFF USED/MINT STAMP COLLECTION LOT $0.21 |
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FR MAURITANIA 14 DIFF USED MINT STAMP COLLECTION LOT $0.10 |
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WORLD STAMPS- LARGE- TRANS.- MINT & USED – LOT 452 $0.99 |
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WORLD STAMPS- LARGE- BIRDS- MINT & USED – LOT 450 $0.99 |
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WORLD STAMPS- LARGE- FISH- MINT & USED – LOT 451 $0.99 |
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CONGO STAMPS – USED & MINT – LOT 378 $0.99 |
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lot older Cambodia stamp mint used VF $9.50 |
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lot older Cambodia stamp mint used VF $9.50 |
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lot Cambodia stamp mint used VF $9.50 |
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US WASHINGTON & FRANKLIN STAMPS IN 3 PAGES MINT & USED $63.95 |
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1950-1963 Mexico Stamps (35) – Mint Hinged OG & Used $8.75 |
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3rd Reich – 1936 Summer Olympics 5 Mint & 1 Used Stamp $4.99 |
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GERMAN POs in CHINA = 1901- 5= 11 MINT & USED STAMPS $9.14 |
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YUGOSLAVIA -SLOVENIA, int. item diff. mint-used stamps $0.99 |
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Shanghai 4 Types of Half Stamp Mint/Used $60.00 |
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NORTH BORNEO 1954 QEII 12 STAMPS MINT & USED $10.00 |
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GUIANA 1913-34 KGV 23 STAMPS MINT & USED $10.00 |
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INDIA 1946-56 17 STAMPS MINT AND USED $10.00 |
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BARBADOS 1906-20 14 STAMPS MINT AND USED $10.00 |
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Sierra Leone collection Geo VI mint & used 12 stamps $3.07 |
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GIBRALTAR 1886-1904 14 STAMPS MINT & USED $10.00 |
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JAMAICA 1919-1921 KGV 21 STAMPS MINT & USED $10.00 |
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Sudan Mint & used collection 22 stamps clean lot $7.70 |
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Western Samoa small colletion of mint & used stamps 9 $3.07 |
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Papua New Guinea mint & used early stamps 17 $3.07 |
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Papua New Guinea mint & used early stamps 16 $3.07 |
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HONG KONG QEII STAMP DUTY MINT & USED SELECTION TO $10 $1.53 |
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Indonesia – Collection of Mint & Used Stamps $0.79 |
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UK. North Borneo. Mint & Used stamps of Great Britain. $5.50 |
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AUSTRIA COLLECTION MINT AND USED STAMPS $0.99 |
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INDIA 1937-1950 11 STAMPS MINT & USED $5.00 |
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CHINA MINT & USED STAMP COLLECTION ON PAGES x 179 $9.28 |
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Hungary.Old Mint and Used stamps on pages. $0.99 |
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Large Mint Used Spain Stamp Collection $27.00 |
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150 diff FRANCE stamps old,used,mint +++ $0.99 |
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Gwalior State QV-KGVI mint/used selection-Lot of stamps $2.99 |
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Mint Used Canada BOB Airmail Official Stamp Collection $58.00 |
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Mint Used Old Antique Italy & Area Stamp Collection $28.55 |
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Mint Used Old Time US Stamp Collection $201.00 |
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EARLY US COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS 1901-13 MINT & USED $25.00 |
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Sierra Leone Ed VII mint & used collection8 stamps $3.07 |
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Massive Mint Used Russia & Zeppelin Stamp Collection $63.00 |
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Sierra Leone Geo V mint & used collection 19 stamps $10.79 |
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Mint Used British Ireland Stamp Collection $286.86 |
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25 MINT and USED MIXED TURKISH STAMPS LOT $1.00 |
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Thailand, Scott 75//112, 18 Mint & used stamps $1.25 |
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Thailand, Scott 92//105 25 Mint & used stamps $2.25 |
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Collection of Used and Mint Austrian Stamps $0.99 |
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Thailand, Scott 139//144, 16 Mint & used stamps $1.05 |
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INDIA – 77 Stamps on Collector Page – Mixed Mint/Used $1.50 |
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KOREA North – 12 Stamps on Collector Page – Mint/Used $1.50 |
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IRELAND STAMPS SCOTT #194-337 USED/MINT CV$349.00 $104.99 |
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14 Mint & 1 used boy & girl scout stamp collection $0.99 |
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100s of GB surplus stamps on cards Mint & used scan $100.35 |
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$150 Scott Catalogue Value of Used/Mint Foreign Stamps $10.00 |
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12 Mint & 3 used boy & girl scout stamp collection $0.99 |
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12 Mint & 3 used boy & girl scout stamp collection $0.99 |
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12 Mint & 3 used boy & girl scout stamp collection $0.99 |
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PHILIPPINES – 19 Stamps on Collector Page – Mint/Used $1.50 |
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a bulk lot of used and mint hinged stamps from Greece $0.39 |
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Venezuela collection of 29 mint & used stamps $0.99 |
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Chad collection of 17 stamps mint & used $0.99 |
does anyone have any old postage stamps to sell?
im looking to buy old stamps they can be used or mint condition.so if you have any let me know.in order for me to buy the stamps you must be able to send me a photo.
I’m not ready to part with any of mine yet! There are lots of places to buy stamps – eBay, www.zillionsofstamps.com, etc. Or look for a stamp dealer (or even a local stamp club) by searching by state at http://www.stamps.org . Good luck – stamp collecting is a GREAT hobby.
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World Stamps 1890- 2009 mix mint /used $7.95 |
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SOUTH AFRICA COLLECTION STAMPS MINT & USED $75.00 |
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North Borneo Clean mint and used stamps (22) early $7.70 |
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TOBAGO STAMPS SCOTT #8,10,12 MINT/USED CV $157.50 $59.99 |
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TOBAGO STAMPS SCOTT #25,27-31 MINT/USED CV $325.00 $119.99 |
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GERMANY.Lot of old used and mint stamps.+ Nazi. $1.80 |
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Massive Old Mint Used France French Stamp Collection $102.50 |
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Philippines Mint and Used Revenue Stamps 1930’s $9.99 |
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Italy & Area Mint and Used Stamp Collection …..C3805 $213.50 |
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Five Hundred nice foreign stamps, used and mint. $4.75 |
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Mint Used British & Bahamas GB Fiji Stamp Collection $90.00 |
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Mint Used France Stamp Cover Collection $265.00 |
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200 WORLDWIDE STAMPS USED AND MINT NICE $1.89 |
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100 WORLDWIDE STAMPS USED AND MINT NICE $0.99 |
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Advanced Large Mint Used Mexico Stamp Collection $127.50 |
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EARLY LUXEMBOURG POSTAGE DUE STAMPS 1920/22 MINT & USED $2.00 |
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Incredible MINT & USED $9,000.+ CANADA Stamp Collection $1,432.13 |
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Belgium stamps for sale – great lot of 76 mint and used $4.29 |
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Large Mint Used Old Timer US Stamp Collection Nice Lot $236.59 |
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Indochina stamps for sale – nice lot of 125 mint & used $4.39 |
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Large Mint Used Switzerland Stamp Collection $78.00 |
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Costa Rica stamps for sale – 26 old mint & used stamps! $0.99 |
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Mint Used US BOB Canal Zone Stamp Collection $53.13 |
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Hungary stamps for sale – 69 very old mint & used! $0.99 |
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Large Mint Used US Stamp Collection Album Carton $406.00 |
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Mint Used Antique Italy Stamp Collection $27.97 |
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STAMPS – CHILE MINT & USED SCOTT #5G,60,64,62,66 $19.00 |
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STAMPS-COLUMBIA SC #RA2-MINT / SC #F16-USED CV $14.00 $10.00 |
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STAMP-DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SC #01-2, 05-9 3-MINT/4 USED $3.00 |
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STAMPS-BOLIVIA SC #45–MINT/ SCOTT #41–USED CV $22.25 $15.00 |
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New Zealand – 1942 – 1946 Health stamps MINT & USED !! $1.53 |
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New Zealand – 1947 – 1949 Health stamps MINT & USED !! $1.53 |
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Ireland,143 Stamps,Mint&Used,ManySets Cat Val Over $350 $40.00 |
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ARGENTINA 1873-87 GROUP OF 17 STAMPS MINT/USED+ SCV$205 $40.00 |
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131.Lot of Germany Old Stamps Mint/Used $1.11 |
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136.Lot of France Old Stamps Mint/Used $1.36 |
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137.Lot of Worldwide Old Stamps Mint/Used $1.52 |
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SAN MARINO 1877-99 GROUP OF 23 MINT/USED STAMPS SCV$261 $42.00 |
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BELGIAN CONGO 14 DIFF USED/MINT STAMP COLLECTION LOT $0.21 |
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FR MAURITANIA 14 DIFF USED MINT STAMP COLLECTION LOT $0.10 |
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WORLD STAMPS- LARGE- TRANS.- MINT & USED – LOT 452 $0.99 |
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WORLD STAMPS- LARGE- BIRDS- MINT & USED – LOT 450 $0.99 |
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WORLD STAMPS- LARGE- FISH- MINT & USED – LOT 451 $0.99 |
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CONGO STAMPS – USED & MINT – LOT 378 $0.99 |
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lot older Cambodia stamp mint used VF $9.50 |
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lot older Cambodia stamp mint used VF $9.50 |
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lot Cambodia stamp mint used VF $9.50 |
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US WASHINGTON & FRANKLIN STAMPS IN 3 PAGES MINT & USED $63.95 |
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1950-1963 Mexico Stamps (35) – Mint Hinged OG & Used $8.75 |
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3rd Reich – 1936 Summer Olympics 5 Mint & 1 Used Stamp $4.99 |
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GERMAN POs in CHINA = 1901- 5= 11 MINT & USED STAMPS $9.14 |
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YUGOSLAVIA -SLOVENIA, int. item diff. mint-used stamps $0.99 |
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Shanghai 4 Types of Half Stamp Mint/Used $60.00 |
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NORTH BORNEO 1954 QEII 12 STAMPS MINT & USED $10.00 |
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GUIANA 1913-34 KGV 23 STAMPS MINT & USED $10.00 |
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INDIA 1946-56 17 STAMPS MINT AND USED $10.00 |
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BARBADOS 1906-20 14 STAMPS MINT AND USED $10.00 |
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Sierra Leone collection Geo VI mint & used 12 stamps $3.07 |
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GIBRALTAR 1886-1904 14 STAMPS MINT & USED $10.00 |
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JAMAICA 1919-1921 KGV 21 STAMPS MINT & USED $10.00 |
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Sudan Mint & used collection 22 stamps clean lot $7.70 |
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Western Samoa small colletion of mint & used stamps 9 $3.07 |
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Papua New Guinea mint & used early stamps 17 $3.07 |
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Papua New Guinea mint & used early stamps 16 $3.07 |
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HONG KONG QEII STAMP DUTY MINT & USED SELECTION TO $10 $1.53 |
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Indonesia – Collection of Mint & Used Stamps $0.79 |
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UK. North Borneo. Mint & Used stamps of Great Britain. $5.50 |
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AUSTRIA COLLECTION MINT AND USED STAMPS $0.99 |
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INDIA 1937-1950 11 STAMPS MINT & USED $5.00 |
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CHINA MINT & USED STAMP COLLECTION ON PAGES x 179 $9.28 |
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|
Hungary.Old Mint and Used stamps on pages. $0.99 |
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Large Mint Used Spain Stamp Collection $27.00 |
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|
150 diff FRANCE stamps old,used,mint +++ $0.99 |
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Gwalior State QV-KGVI mint/used selection-Lot of stamps $2.99 |
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Mint Used Canada BOB Airmail Official Stamp Collection $58.00 |
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Mint Used Old Antique Italy & Area Stamp Collection $28.55 |
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Mint Used Old Time US Stamp Collection $201.00 |
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EARLY US COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS 1901-13 MINT & USED $25.00 |
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Sierra Leone Ed VII mint & used collection8 stamps $3.07 |
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Massive Mint Used Russia & Zeppelin Stamp Collection $63.00 |
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Sierra Leone Geo V mint & used collection 19 stamps $10.79 |
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Mint Used British Ireland Stamp Collection $286.86 |
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25 MINT and USED MIXED TURKISH STAMPS LOT $1.00 |
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Thailand, Scott 75//112, 18 Mint & used stamps $1.25 |
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Thailand, Scott 92//105 25 Mint & used stamps $2.25 |
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Collection of Used and Mint Austrian Stamps $0.99 |
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Thailand, Scott 139//144, 16 Mint & used stamps $1.05 |
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INDIA – 77 Stamps on Collector Page – Mixed Mint/Used $1.50 |
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KOREA North – 12 Stamps on Collector Page – Mint/Used $1.50 |
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IRELAND STAMPS SCOTT #194-337 USED/MINT CV$349.00 $104.99 |
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14 Mint & 1 used boy & girl scout stamp collection $0.99 |
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|
100s of GB surplus stamps on cards Mint & used scan $100.35 |
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$150 Scott Catalogue Value of Used/Mint Foreign Stamps $10.00 |
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12 Mint & 3 used boy & girl scout stamp collection $0.99 |
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12 Mint & 3 used boy & girl scout stamp collection $0.99 |
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12 Mint & 3 used boy & girl scout stamp collection $0.99 |
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PHILIPPINES – 19 Stamps on Collector Page – Mint/Used $1.50 |
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a bulk lot of used and mint hinged stamps from Greece $0.39 |
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Venezuela collection of 29 mint & used stamps $0.99 |
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Chad collection of 17 stamps mint & used $0.99 |
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