Latest Purchases

Here are some of my latest purchases.. Working on the different banknotes
189,89,149,151,153 forgot the 154

Lovely acquisition. A glaringly empty area of my early US collection.

I also bought a 154 30c Hamilton and got a cert on it.

very nice items.

Luciano

Some great copies, no doubt about that. but, I really don't like the bank notes. IMO, they are some of the UGLIest stamps produced for the U.S. I also, have mostly blank spaces in this area. I just can't seem to bring myself to spend $$ on something I don't like, even if my collection needs them.

Art

Actually the whole design process of the banknotes was a long and interesting process. It is also well documented through a series of letters between the Third Assistant Postmaster General Terrell and Macdonough, operations manager at National Bank Note. These letters are the main documentation for the differences in the early essays and also for explaining the differences in the color of the 24 cent stamp. Definitely must reading for any student of the banknotes.

Lovely stamps SV. I have never been able to understand the difficulty in getting a decent 24 center. The others seem to be available in nice condition. But the 24 is hard. My copy of it leaves something to be desired, but I have resigned myself to what it is.

Your 24 cent is a really nice example of that stamp.

Very nice. Many of the early stamp images were simple, but elegant.

Very nice! I really like that 89! nice centering.

Great aquisition stamp virgin.
Thanks for sharing them with us.

Dianne

art, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I find these stamps very beautiful and have a couple of them.