Stamp Collection

Dickens Centenary Stamp, 1912. Artist: Stephen Reid
Dickens Centenary Stamp, 1912. The Charles Dickens (1812-1870) centenary was celebrated in 1912, a committee was established to collect funds for the benefit of the descendants of the great writer

First Russian steam locomotive, by Yefim and Miron Cherepanov, 1833-1834 (Postage stamp), 1978. Artist: Anonymous
First Russian steam locomotive, by Yefim and Miron Cherepanov, 1833-1834 (Postage stamp), 1978. From a private collection

One Penny Black, the worlds first postage stamp, c. 1840. Artist: Philately
One Penny Black, the worlds first postage stamp, c. 1840. From a private collection

The Penny Red postage stamp, 1841. Artist: Perkins, Bacon & Co
The Penny Red was a British postage stamp, issued in 1841. It succeeded the Penny Black and continued as the main postage stamp in the United Kingdom until 1879

Akkadian inscription on a brick-stamp of baked clay
Inscription in Akkadian on a brick-stamp of baked clay of King Sarkali-Sarri of the Akkadian dynasty, from Nippur. from the Archaeological Museums collection, Istanbul

Dans le jardin d'une legation allemande. Explosifs et cultures de microbes; un des cachets... 1916 Creator: Unknown
Dans le jardin d'une legation allemande. Explosifs et cultures de microbes; un des cachets du consulat allemand de Kronstadt (Brasso) qui scellait l'emballage, 1916

Seal of The United States at State Department, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Seal of The United States at State Department, 1914

Seal of The United States at State Department, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Seal of The United States at State Department, 1917

Seal of The United States at State Department, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Seal of The United States at State Department, 1917

Seal of The United States - Stamping Bonds, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Seal of The United States - Stamping Bonds, 1917

Bureau engraving & printing - stamp division, between 1890 and 1910. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Bureau engraving & printing - stamp division, between 1890 and 1910. Photograph shows interior view with women working at machines in the stamp division of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Stamp Division, between 1889 and 1890. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Stamp Division, between 1889 and 1890. Photograph shows woman and man printing sheet of stamps

Caltilda Downes: Barbados Passport, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Caltilda Downes: Barbados Passport, 1917. Stamped by the British Consulate General in Panama

Stamp machine, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Stamp machine, between 1910 and 1917
Stamp machine, between 1910 and 1917. Postage stamps being printed

Group: William Gibbs McAdoo, 3rd from right, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Group: William Gibbs McAdoo, 3rd from right, between 1910 and 1920. American lawyer and politician William Gibbs McAdoo Jr

International High Commission, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
International High Commission, between 1910 and 1920. American lawyer and politician William Gibbs McAdoo Jr. (2nd left) was the husband of Eleanor Wilson McAdoo

Wagtail, between 1200 and 1300. Creator: Unknown
Wagtail, between 1200 and 1300

Starling, between 1200 and 1300. Creator: Unknown
Starling, between 1200 and 1300

Landscape in the manner of the Wu School, 1841. Creator: Qian Du
Landscape in the manner of the Wu School, 1841

Landscape in the manner of the Wu School, 1841. Creator: Qian Du
Landscape in the manner of the Wu School, 1841

Textile Stamp, c. 1937. Creator: Charlotte Angus
Textile Stamp, c. 1937

Stamps for Embroidery, c. 1937. Creator: Charlotte Angus
Stamps for Embroidery, c. 1937

Sheet of 60 Cinderella stamps commemorating King George VIs coronation, 1937. Cinderella stamps is a term used for stamps not issued for postal purposes

Block of twenty Penny Black stamps, 1840, (1910). Valuable one-penny British stamps with the head of Queen Victoria. Illustration from The Connoisseur, (July 1910)

Writing Implements and Seals, Japan, 1799 or 1811. Creator: Kubo Shunman
Writing Implements and Seals, Japan, 1799 or 1811

Stamp, 300 B. C. / A. D. 250. Creator: Unknown
Stamp, 300 B.C./A.D. 250

Stamp Depicting a Plant-like Motf, Possibly A. D. 1000-1500. Creator: Unknown
Stamp Depicting a Plant-like Motf, Possibly A.D. 1000-1500

Fish Marker, 1937. Creator: Lloyd Charles Lemcke
Fish Marker, 1937

Grain Sack Stamp, c. 1940. Creator: Elmer R. Kottcamp
Grain Sack Stamp, c. 1940

4c Electric Automobile in Washington vignette plate proof sheet, 487. Certified plate proofs are the last printed proof of the plate before printing the stamps at the Bureau of Engraving

$5 Calvin Coolidge frame plate proof, 1938. Creator: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
$5 Calvin Coolidge frame plate proof, 1938. Plate number 22169; $5.00 frame

3c American Authors Ralph Waldo Emerson die proof attached to plate proof, 14612. Certified plate proofs are the last printed proof of the plate before printing the stamps at the Bureau of Engraving

10c Pan-American Fast Ocean Navigation frame plate proof, 487. Certified plate proofs are the last printed proof of the plate before printing the stamps at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing

12c Washington trial color card proof, 1881. Creator: American Bank Note Company
12c Washington trial color card proof, 1881. Trial color proof prepared for the 1881 International Cotton Exposition in Atlanta.; In 1881

$2. 60 "Graf Zeppelin"Passing Globe plate proof, 1930
$2.60 " Graf Zeppelin" Passing Globe plate proof, 1930. Certified plate proofs are the last printed proof of the plate before printing the stamps at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing

10c Pan-American Fast Ocean Navigation vignette plate proof, 487. Certified plate proofs are the last printed proof of the plate before printing the stamps at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing

65c "Graf Zeppelin"over Atlantic Ocean plate proof, 1930
65c " Graf Zeppelin" over Atlantic Ocean plate proof, 1930. Certified plate proofs are the last printed proof of the plate before printing the stamps at the Bureau of Engraving

3c Franklin essay, 1851. Creator: Unknown
3c Franklin essay, 1851. Essay attributed to Gavit & Co

24c Washington trial color card proof, 1881. Creator: American Bank Note Company
24c Washington trial color card proof, 1881. Trial color proof prepared for the 1881 International Cotton Exposition in Atlanta.; In 1881

90c Washington trial color card proof, 1881. Creator: American Bank Note Company
90c Washington trial color card proof, 1881. Trial color proof prepared for the 1881 International Cotton Exposition in Atlanta.; In 1881

$5 Calvin Coolidge vignette plate proof, 1938. Creator: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
$5 Calvin Coolidge vignette plate proof, 1938. Plate number 22166; $5.00 vignette

5c Thomas Jefferson type II single, 1861. Creator: Toppan, Carpenter & Company
5c Thomas Jefferson type II single, 1861. Mint

90c Washington re-issue single, 1875. Creator: National Bank Note Company
90c Washington re-issue single, 1875. Unused; perf 11; In 1875, Post Office Department officials decided to exhibit samples of all previously issued stamps at the Centennial Exposition in

12c Washington E Grill single, 1867. Creator: National Bank Note Company
12c Washington E Grill single, 1867. Unused; perf 12

5c Jefferson single, 1861. Creator: National Bank Note Company
5c Jefferson single, 1861. Unused; perf 12

3c Washington single, August 17, 1861. Creator: National Bank Note Company
3c Washington single, August 17, 1861. Unused; perf 12

3c Washington single, 1861. Creator: National Bank Note Company
3c Washington single, 1861. Unused; perf 12

12c S. S. Adriatic re-issue single, 1875. Creator: National Bank Note Company
12c S.S. Adriatic re-issue single, 1875. Unused; perf 12; without grill; In 1875, Post Office Department officials decided to exhibit samples of all previously issued stamps at the Centennial

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