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  2. Postage stamps and postal history of Canada - Wikipedia

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    The postal and philatelic history of Canada concerns postage of the territories which have formed Canada. Before Canadian confederation, the colonies of British Columbia and Vancouver Island, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Newfoundland issued stamps in their own names. The postal history falls into four major periods ...

  3. Canada 12d black - Wikipedia

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    No. in existence. about 120. Face value. 12 pence. Estimated value. up to $425,500 (2011) [1] Canada 12d black or The Black Empress of Canada [1] is the rarest Canadian postage stamp [citation needed], issued in 1851. The 12- pence stamp shows the portrait of Queen Victoria and is the third stamp issued by the province.

  4. British Guiana 1c magenta - Wikipedia

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    1. Face value. 1c. Estimated value. US$8,307,000 (last sale, 8 June 2021, including buyer's premium) [ 1][ 2] The British Guiana 1c magenta is regarded by many philatelists as the world's most famous rare stamp. [ 3][ 4] It was issued in limited numbers in British Guiana (now Guyana) in 1856, and only one specimen is now known to exist.

  5. Postage stamps and postal history of the United States

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    The 1-cent drop-letter rate was also restored, and Post Office plans did not at first include a stamp for it; later, however, an essay for a 6-cent Franklin double-weight stamp was converted into a drop-letter value. Along with this 1¢ stamp, the post office initially issued only two additional denominations in the series of 1851: 3¢ and 12 ...

  6. Canadian definitive postage stamps - Wikipedia

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    The stamps are engraved and printed by the Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited, Ottawa. This was quickly followed by a series in 1954 featuring the Queen's Wilding portrait. 12, 9½ x imperf. 12, 9½ x imperf. 12, 9½ x imperf. The next series of Canadian definitives starting in 1962 again featured the Queen.

  7. Presidents of the United States on U.S. postage stamps

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    On July 1, 1863, the Post Office issued the 2-cent Jackson stamp, commonly referred to by collectors as the 'Black Jack' stamp. Printed by the National Bank Note Company , it was released on the same day the new drop letter rate (the fee for mail delivered within city limits) was raised to two cents. [ 8 ]

  8. Stamp collecting - Wikipedia

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    Stamp collecting is the collecting of postage stamps and related objects. It is an area of philately, which is the study (or combined study and collection) of stamps. It has been one of the world's most popular hobbies since the late nineteenth century with the rapid growth of the postal service, [ 1 ] as a stream of new stamps was produced by ...

  9. Admirals (philately) - Wikipedia

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    Admirals are a series of definitive stamps issued by three countries of the British Commonwealth that show King George V of Great Britain and the British Dominions. The stamps are referred to as the Admirals because King George is depicted in his Admiral of the Fleet uniform. The stamps were issued by Canada in 1911–1928 (Scott catalog ...

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