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US Stamps 1879

Stamp Var Face Cond Type Price High Low
benjamin franklin 1c 1879 postage stamp benjamin franklin 0 1c unused regular $236.19 $ - $ -
jackson 2c 1879 postal stamp andrew jackson 0 2c unused regular $83.41 $ - $ -
jackson 2c 1879 postage stamp jackson 1 2c unused regular $ - $ - $ -
george washington 3c 1879 postal stamp george washington 0 3c unused regular $79.89 $ - $ -
zachary taylor 5c 1879 postage stamp zachary taylor 0 5c unused regular $393.66 $ - $ -
lincoln abraham 6c 1879 postal stamp abraham lincoln 0 6c unused regular $790.77 $ - $ -
thomas jefferson 10c 1879 postage stamp thomas jefferson 0 10c unused regular $1704.30 $ - $ -
thomas jefferson 10c 1879 postal stamp thomas jefferson 0 10c unused regular $1278.23 $ - $ -
daniel webster 15c 1879 postage stamp daniel webster 0 15c unused regular $267.84 $ - $ -
alexander hamilton 30c 1879 postal stamp alexander hamilton 0 30c unused regular $789.73 $ - $ -
commodore oliver hazard perry 90c 1879 postage stamp commodore oliver hazard perry 0 90c unused regular $1917.34 $ - $ -
george washington 3c 1879 postal stamp george washington 2 3c unused regular $ - $ - $ -
postage due brown 1c 1879 postage stamp postage due brown 0 1c used regular $0.18 $ - $ -
postage due 1c 1879 postal stamp postage due 0 1c unused regular $44.80 $ - $ -
postage due stamp 3c 1879 postage stamp postage due stamp 0 3c used regular $0.19 $ - $ -
postage due 3c 1879 postal stamp postage due 0 3c unused regular $11022.38 $ - $ -
postage due 5c 1879 postage stamp postage due 0 5c used regular $0.19 $ - $ -
postage due 5c 1879 postal stamp postage due 0 5c unused regular $6391.13 $ - $ -
postage due 10c 1879 postage stamp postage due 0 10c used regular $0.17 $ - $ -
postage due 10c 1879 postal stamp postage due 0 10c unused regular $3195.56 $ - $ -
postage due 30c 1879 postage stamp postage due 0 30c used regular $0.28 $ - $ -
postage due 30c 1879 postal stamp postage due 0 30c unused regular $3195.56 $ - $ -
postage due 50c 1879 postage stamp postage due 0 50c used regular $0.34 $ - $ -
postage due stamp 50c 1879 postal stamp postage due stamp 0 50c unused regular $3195.56 $ - $ -
postage due brown 2c 1879 postage stamp postage due brown 0 2c used regular $0.18 $ - $ -
postage due stamp 2c 1879 postal stamp postage due stamp 0 2c unused regular $295.63 $ - $ -
postage due brown 3c 1879 postage stamp postage due brown 0 3c used regular $0.18 $ - $ -
postage due 3c 1879 postal stamp postage due 0 3c unused regular $40.88 $ - $ -
postage due brown 5c 1879 postage stamp postage due brown 0 5c used regular $0.23 $ - $ -
postage due 5c 1879 postal stamp postage due 0 5c unused regular $461.58 $ - $ -
postage due brown 10c 1879 postage stamp postage due brown 0 10c used regular $0.34 $ - $ -
postage due 10c 1879 postal stamp postage due 0 10c unused regular $501.72 $ - $ -
postage due brown 30c 1879 postage stamp postage due brown 0 30c used regular $0.39 $ - $ -
postage due 30c 1879 postal stamp postage due 0 30c unused regular $256.26 $ - $ -
postage due brown 50c 1879 postage stamp postage due brown 0 50c used regular $0.19 $ - $ -
postage due 50c 1879 postal stamp postage due 0 50c unused regular $374.36 $ - $ -
postage due deep brown 1c 1879 postage stamp postage due deep brown 0 1c used regular $0.19 $ - $ -
postage due 1c 1879 postal stamp postage due 0 1c unused regular $11022.38 $ - $ -
postage due 2c 1879 postage stamp postage due 0 2c used regular $0.18 $ - $ -
postage due 2c 1879 postal stamp postage due 0 2c unused regular $6391.13 $ - $ -
interior 10c 1879 postage stamp interior 0 10c unused regular $50.67 $ - $ -
interior 12c 1879 postal stamp interior 0 12c used regular $0.18 $ - $ -
interior 12c 1879 postage stamp interior 0 12c unused regular $80.28 $ - $ -
interior 15c 1879 postal stamp interior 0 15c used regular $0.18 $ - $ -
interior official stamp 15c 1879 postage stamp interior official stamp 0 15c unused regular $236.19 $ - $ -
interior 24c 1879 postal stamp interior 0 24c used regular $0.18 $ - $ -
interior 24c 1879 postage stamp interior 0 24c unused regular $2556.45 $ - $ -
department of justice official stamp 3c 1879 postal stamp department of justice official stamp 0 3c used regular $0.18 $ - $ -
justice official stamp 3c 1879 postage stamp justice official stamp 0 3c unused regular $79.89 $ - $ -
justice official stamp 6c 1879 postal stamp justice official stamp 0 6c used regular $0.18 $ - $ -
dept justice official stamp 6c 1879 postage stamp dept justice official stamp 0 6c unused regular $144.24 $ - $ -
post office usps official stamp 3c 1879 postal stamp post office usps official stamp 0 3c used regular $0.18 $ - $ -
post office 3c 1879 postage stamp post office 0 3c unused regular $11.52 $ - $ -
department of treasury official stamp 3c 1879 postal stamp department of treasury official stamp 0 3c used regular $0.18 $ - $ -
treasury official stamp 3c 1879 postage stamp treasury official stamp 0 3c unused regular $35.08 $ - $ -
dept treasury official stamp 6c 1879 postal stamp dept treasury official stamp 0 6c used regular $0.18 $ - $ -
treasury 6c 1879 postage stamp treasury 0 6c unused regular $67.93 $ - $ -
treasury 10c 1879 postal stamp treasury 0 10c used regular $0.18 $ - $ -
treasury 10c 1879 postage stamp treasury 0 10c unused regular $83.60 $ - $ -
treasury 30c 1879 postal stamp treasury 0 30c used regular $0.18 $ - $ -
treasury official stamp 30c 1879 postage stamp treasury official stamp 0 30c unused regular $1065.19 $ - $ -
treasury 90c 1879 postal stamp treasury 0 90c unused regular $0.18 $ - $ -
treasury 90c 1879 postage stamp treasury 0 90c unused regular $1704.30 $ - $ -
department of war official stamp 1c 1879 postal stamp department of war official stamp 0 1c used regular $0.18 $ - $ -
war official stamp 1c 1879 postage stamp war official stamp 0 1c unused regular $2.66 $ - $ -
war 2c 1879 postal stamp war 0 2c used regular $0.18 $ - $ -
war 2c 1879 postage stamp war 0 2c unused regular $3.79 $ - $ -
war 3c 1879 postal stamp war 0 3c used regular $0.18 $ - $ -
war 3c 1879 postage stamp war 0 3c unused regular $3.79 $ - $ -
war official stamp 6c 1879 postal stamp war official stamp 0 6c used regular $0.18 $ - $ -
war 6c 1879 postage stamp war 0 6c unused regular $3.42 $ - $ -
war 10c 1879 postal stamp war 0 10c used regular $0.18 $ - $ -
dept war official stamp 10c 1879 postage stamp dept war official stamp 0 10c unused regular $29.21 $ - $ -
war 12c 1879 postal stamp war 0 12c used regular $0.18 $ - $ -
war 12c 1879 postage stamp war 0 12c unused regular $23.41 $ - $ -
war 30c 1879 postal stamp war 0 30c used regular $0.18 $ - $ -
war 30c 1879 postage stamp war 0 30c unused regular $55.10 $ - $ -
agriculture official stamp 1c 1879 postal stamp agriculture official stamp 0 1c used regular $0.18 $ - $ -
department of agriculture official stamp 1c 1879 postage stamp department of agriculture official stamp 0 1c unused regular $2769.49 $ - $ -
agriculture 3c 1879 postal stamp agriculture 0 3c used regular $0.18 $ - $ -
agriculture 3c 1879 postage stamp agriculture 0 3c unused regular $228.48 $ - $ -
department of interior official stamp 1c 1879 postal stamp department of interior official stamp 0 1c used regular $0.18 $ - $ -
interior official stamp 1c 1879 postage stamp interior official stamp 0 1c unused regular $159.92 $ - $ -
interior 2c 1879 postal stamp interior 0 2c used regular $0.18 $ - $ -
interior 2c 1879 postage stamp interior 0 2c unused regular $3.05 $ - $ -
interior 3c 1879 postal stamp interior 0 3c used regular $0.18 $ - $ -
interior official stamp 3c 1879 postage stamp interior official stamp 0 3c unused regular $2.66 $ - $ -
interior 6c 1879 postal stamp interior 0 6c used regular $0.18 $ - $ -
interior 6c 1879 postage stamp interior 0 6c unused regular $4.01 $ - $ -
franklin stamped envelope 1c 1879 postal stamp franklin stamped envelope 0 1c unused regular $ - $ - $ -
liberty 2c 1879 postage stamp liberty 0 2c unused regular $ - $ - $ -

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Stamps Catalog postage stamps for the year 1879 includes the Benjamin Franklin 1c 1879 postage stamp, the 1879 Andrew Jackson 2 cent postal stamp, the Andrew Jackson 2c 1879 postage stamp, the 1879 George Washington 3 cent postal stamp, the Zachary Taylor 5c 1879 postage stamp, the 1879 Abraham Lincoln 6 cent postal stamp, the Thomas Jefferson 10c 1879 postage stamp, the 1879 thomas jefferson 10 cent postal stamp, the Daniel Webster 15c 1879 postage stamp, the 1879 Alexander Hamilton 30 cent postal stamp, the Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry 90c 1879 postage stamp, the 1879 George Washington 3 cent postal stamp, the Postage Due brown 1c 1879 postage stamp, the 1879 Postage due 1 cent postal stamp, the postage due stamp 3c 1879 postage stamp, the 1879 postage due 3 cent postal stamp, the postage due 5c 1879 postage stamp, the 1879 postage due 5 cent postal stamp, the postage due 10c 1879 postage stamp, the 1879 postage due 10 cent postal stamp, the postage due 30c 1879 postage stamp, the 1879 postage due 30 cent postal stamp, the postage due 50c 1879 postage stamp, the 1879 postage due stamp 50 cent postal stamp, the postage due brown 2c 1879 postage stamp, the 1879 postage due stamp 2 cent postal stamp, the postage due 2c 1879 postage stamp, the 1879 postage due 2 cent postal stamp, the Department of Interior 10c 1879 postage stamp, the 1879 Interior 12 cent postal stamp, the Interior 12c 1879 postage stamp, the 1879 interior 15 cent postal stamp, the interior official stamp 15c 1879 postage stamp, the 1879 interior 24 cent postal stamp, the interior 24c 1879 postage stamp, the 1879 Department of Justice official stamp 3 cent postal stamp, the Justice official stamp 3c 1879 postage stamp, the 1879 justice official stamp 6 cent postal stamp, the dept justice official stamp 6c 1879 postage stamp, the 1879 post office usps official stamp 3 cent postal stamp, the Post Office 3c 1879 postage stamp, the 1879 Department of Treasury official stamp 3 cent postal stamp, the Treasury official stamp 3c 1879 postage stamp, the 1879 dept treasury official stamp 6 cent postal stamp, the treasury 6c 1879 postage stamp, the 1879 treasury 10 cent postal stamp, the treasury 10c 1879 postage stamp, the 1879 treasury 30 cent postal stamp, the treasury official stamp 30c 1879 postage stamp, the 1879 treasury 90 cent postal stamp, the treasury 90c 1879 postage stamp, the 1879 Department of War official stamp 1 cent postal stamp, the War official stamp 1c 1879 postage stamp, the 1879 war 2 cent postal stamp, the war 2c 1879 postage stamp, the 1879 war 3 cent postal stamp, the war 3c 1879 postage stamp, the 1879 war official stamp 6 cent postal stamp, the war 6c 1879 postage stamp, the 1879 war 10 cent postal stamp, the Dept War official stamp 10c 1879 postage stamp, the 1879 war 12 cent postal stamp, the war 12c 1879 postage stamp, the 1879 war 30 cent postal stamp, the war 30c 1879 postage stamp, the 1879 agriculture official stamp 1 cent postal stamp, the Department of Agriculture official stamp 1c 1879 postage stamp, the 1879 agriculture 3 cent postal stamp, the Agriculture 3c 1879 postage stamp, the 1879 department of interior official stamp 1 cent postal stamp, the interior official stamp 1c 1879 postage stamp, the 1879 interior 2 cent postal stamp, the Interior 2c 1879 postage stamp, the 1879 interior 3 cent postal stamp, the interior official stamp 3c 1879 postage stamp, the 1879 interior 6 cent postal stamp, the interior 6c 1879 postage stamp, the 1879 Franklin stamped envelope 1 cent postal stamp, the Liberty 2c 1879 postage stamp, official stamp price and revenue stamp. Commodore Oliver Harold Perry (1785-1819) was an officer in the United States Navy and led the United States to victory in the Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812. Thomas Jefferson (Born: April 13, 1743 - July 4, 1826), the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, was the third President of the United States; from 1801 to 1809. Zachary Taylor was the twelfth (12th) President of the United States (1849 - 1850). Andrew Jackson,a hero in the War of 1812, was the seventh President of the United States (1829-1837), a US Congressman, a US Senator and a Judge on the Tennessee Supreme Court. Daniel Webster (1782-1852) was a leading American statesman, lawyer and orator. Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth (16th) President of the United States (1861-1865). Benjamin Franklin, American inventor and statesman, was the first postmaster general of the United States. George Washington (1732-1799) was the first President of the United States and served as President from April 30, 1789, until March 4, 1797. Alexander Hamilton (1757 - 1804) was a revolutionary war figure and politician; served as Secretary of the Treasury in the Cabinet of President Washington 1789-1795 and was mortally wounded in a duel with Aaron Burr in 1804.
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More US Stamps 1878 and US Stamps 1880

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Stamp Collecting Old US Postage Stamps

Stamp collecting can be a absorbing and rewarding pastime. While spending many wonderful moments with this fascinating hobby, you become familiar with the culture of many lands, their arts, traditions and folklore. You man also find yourself devling into various topics such as: politics, history, biography, zoology, architecture, painting, botany and geography.

While this hobby may be popular with the well-to-do, a large stamp collection can be built with minimal resources. There can be just as much enjoyment out of the lower-grade stamps as from the rarest of the rare.

Stamp Collecting Equipment and Supplies

Some supplies may be useful for the proper care of your stamps.

Stamp Tongs - Tongs (or tweezers) are an important instrument in the proper handling of your stamps. They enable the stamps to be handled without coming into contact with dirty or greasy fingers.

Magnifying Glass - Useful for reading and identifying various types and marks on a stamp.

Stock Books and Binders - The sheets of a stock book have rows of transparent plastic pockets which stamps can be placed into. This allows the collector to preserve the the stamps without the use of hinges or other adhesives.

Stamp Albums

Many stamp collectors start out with an illustrated stamp album. These albums are normally organized by country. Each page contains pictures of stamps corresponding to that denomination. To place a stamp into your album, simply look for the design that matches your stamp. The more advanced the stamp album is, the more complete it will be. It is usually recommended to start with the most complete album you can afford.

If there is no particular place for a stamp, you can use whatever empty slots are available. This space problem can be overcome by purchasing a loose-leaf edition of a stamp album. In this way, you can add extra sheets as needed.

How to Hinge Stamps

Stamps should never be glued down into your album. Although there is some controversy regarding the use of stamp hinges, for used stamps, hinges are an economical way of mounting your stamps.

You should never apply glue, tape or adhesive to a stamp. Good hinges are available from stamp dealers or stamp supply companies. The adhesive on the hinge should allow for the hinge to be easily removed, thus avoiding damaging or taking off part of the stamp.

To apply the hinge, fold back the top portion of the hinge and moisten the gummed side. Apply this moistened part to the back of the stamp; on the top, below the perforation. The remaining portion of the hinge can then be moistened, and the stamp placed in your album.

Do not remove a moistened hinge from a stamp. If you need to remove a hinge, wait a couple of hours until the hinge is dry and then it should come off with ease.

Stamp Hinge Controversy

Gum or paper loss can make a stamp less valuable. Old style hinges are very difficult to remove and improper hinging can increase the chance for damage to a stamp. If one carelessly moistens the stamp in addition to the hinge, the stamp may stick in the album, increasing the chance for damage to the stamp with it comes time to be removed. Also, hinging a stamp too high may damage the perforations.

Collectors seek stamps which are closest to original condition as possible. Stamps in mint condition, that have never hinged or mounted, and still have the original gum intact, will maintain a higher value in the marketplace.

For the more valuable mint stamps in your collection, the ease and convenience of hinges is not a real benefit when compared to the potential for damage and loss of worth.

Stamp Mounts

Stamp mounts are transparent pockets in which your stamps can be placed. The mounts are pregummed and some mounts are also available with a black background. To fit various sizes of single stamps, strips or sheets; mounts may also be cut from transparent acetate.

Mounts offer better protection because your stamps can be viewed and examined with no need to actually touch them. Hinges may be inexpensive and easy to use, but mounts are a much better way to display the more valuable stamps in your collection.

Stamp Collecting Categories

There are numerous ways to categorize your stamps. A very good way to start is to categorize by the types of stamps you wish to collect. Broad categories might include:

By Country - Most countries have a postal system. It's easy to start collecting stamps from the country where you reside. Stamps can be purchased new at the Post Office or from local dealers who will normally offer wider selection of stamps to choose from, albeit at a higher price.

Worldwide - It has become far easier to find and purchase stamps from around the world. You can buy stamps from numerous online dealers and Internet auction sites like eBay.

By Topic - These are stamps issued to cover a special subject matter. The "Elvis" stamp is probably the best example of stamps in this category. Stamps are printed covering a wide variety of special subjects including art, architecture, history and famous personages.

Service Type - Most stamps are issued for ordinary use. But the Post Office also issues various types of stamps for specialized services such as Airmail, Air Post, Express Mail, Priority Mail and Certified Mail.

Stamp Dealers and Stamp Auctions

StampWants, stands out in the industry with great selection and customer service and low selling fees. Gary Posner Inc, www.StampWants.com is an online marketplace and community connecting stamp collectors and dealers around the world; offering auction, fixed price, and store inventory listings as well as free tools and services. Henry Gitner Philatelists, www.hgitner.com, buys and sells wholesale postage stamps to stamp collectors and dealers. One of the largest independent wholesale and retail stamp dealers in the United States, has an extensive stock of philatelic material ranging from stamps for beginning collectors to rare stamps for the specialist. The Herrick Stamp Company, www.herrickstamp.com, is one of America's leading stamp dealers with over 60 years of New Issue service. The Herrick Stamp Website has over 240,000 stamps and also posts and illustrates new issue stamps. Mystic Stamp Company is one of America's leading stamp dealers and is well known for its expertise, superior customer service, and for its involvement in the most noteworthy events in modern postal history. Prestige Philately brings to the market the best stamp and postal item collections, stamps, philately, stamp, stamp collecting, stamp auction, stamp auctions, postage stamps, postal history, postcards, and worldwide philately. The Kenmore Stamp Company offers stamps, stamp collecting, stamp collector, us stamps, foreign stamps, free catalog, postage stamps, postal stamps, philatelic, catalog and online ordering. Jamestown Stamp Company, www.stamp-co.com, is a mail order stamps, coins, and banknotes dealer.

iHobb, Internet hobby supply, is an Internet shopping source for collecting supplies. iHobb.com services the supply needs of stamp, coin, post card, currency and banknote collectors. iHobb's stock includes Scott, Coin World, White Ace, H.E. Harris, Whitman Press, SAFE, Lindner, White Ace, Showgard, Prinz, SuperSafe, Allsyte, Linns and more. Northland International Trading is a stamp and coin dealer. Northland Auctions specializes in United States, Scandinavia, and Hungary stamps and covers auctions.

Arpin Philately deals in quality postage stamp collecting and collectible stamps. Croton Stamp Co. sells US stamps, Canada stamps, and Newfoundland stamps to collectors by mail, as well as publishes a stamps newsletter about U.S. stamps and Canadian postage stamps. R. Maresch & Son Auctions Ltd., is Canada's largest stamp auction firm and handles Canada, Provinces, British Commonwealth and Foreign material. The auctions are unreserved, offering valuable rarities, large lots, stamps, collections, covers and anything of philatelic merit. Canadian Rare Stamp Auctioneers Sandafayre provides online stamp auctions, stamp collecting, stamps collections for collecting dealers, UK stamp auction, GB, US, british, foreign, rare, old, philatelic material, postal history, postage stamps, topical stamps, canadian stamps and auctions. Jack Nalbandian, Inc. supplies superior quality stamps and services to collectors and dealers and offers Premium Quality Mint and Used, United States Classics, Essays and Proofs, Canadian and Worldwide Listings.

Stamp Collecting Supplies

Stamp Albums

Hingeless Stamp Albums can hold up to 700 stamps on 9x12 inch pages. Stamps are placed behind strips on the page allowing easy mounting and arrangement. Hingeless albums feature semi-transparent glassine strips, crystal clear acetate strips and interleaves. The Kenmore World Album features classic styling and a three-Ring design to provide space for hinge-mounting more than 10,000 stamps and allow for easy updating. This stamp album has over 600 pages, including 230 country pages with flags, histories, and geographic facts, four world map pages, stamp identifier, glossary, page backgrounds and mounting guidelines. The U.S. Liberty Album has quality stamp pages and is illustrated on one side with spaces for all American definitive stamps, commemoratives, airmails and postage due stamps. Stock Sheets provide collectors with the flexibility of utilizing multi-row layouts to protect stamps behind clear acetate overlays. These archival pages fit into three-ring binders and allow quick, hinge-free mounting and display.

Canada Scott Master Album has fully-illustrated pages with stamp descriptions and Scott numbers. Canada Harris Album has over 1200 black and white llustrations printed on one side. Canada Tradition Album is made of light weightpaper and has llustrations in black and white and printed on two sides. The Constitution Canada stamp album has black and white illustrations printed on two sides of lightweight pages. Canada Junior Album has Scott number description and identification for each stamp.

North American Stamp Clubs and Organizations

The American Philatelic Society promotes stamp collecting for people of all ages, offers services to its membership and to philately in general, including knowledge and education, which enhance the pleasure and friendliness of stamp collecting, initiates and coordinates new programs for the benefit of stamp collecting and of all collectors, represents the United States of America in the world body of philately, and assist its members in acquiring and disposing of philatelic materials. The American Stamp Dealers Association is a professional organization serving philately since 1914. The ASDA is dedicated to promoting integrity, honesty and reliability, and we are the hobby builders of philately.

The Royal Philatelic Society of Canada (RPSC) features membership information and anonline library. The British North America Philatelic Society (BNAPS) is devoted to the collector and researcher of stamps, postal markings, and postal history of Canada, the pre-Confederation colonies, and Newfoundland.