Sunday, June 14, 2015

     SCOTT #1  FIRST U S STAMP PRINTED FOR POSTAGE!

    U S honored Benjamin Franklin to be on the first U S Stamp. Franklin known as a statesman, politician, and inventor and he was first Post Master General of The United States. This stamp went on sale July 1, 1847 so is now 168 years old. Because of their age they have become rare and have become a collectors treasure.
     These stamps were printed in sheets without perforations, so each stamp had to be cut out by hand, so we find this stamp in many different shapes and forms.





                    

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