Harry's Scott # 1 + #1 Revised 11/20/10

This was a bargain and you can see why,

Thins,cut margin and stained,

I do like it and the price was right

and now it sits in the album.



regards Harry

If you come across a better example, I'll gladly give that 1 a new home. Good for you, mate.

Welcome to the #1 club!

Hey, a number 1 is a number 1. And I have certainly seen (and owned) lesser examples. It is an acceptable example of a popular stamp.

Thanks all and yes a number # 1 is a number # 1 Rohumpy,
Stamperdude I've gone through all my precancel stock and Nada,
sorry I can't help you out with your precancels also having trouble finding the Disney Cars your looking for,I will keep trying for you though I may have to look them up on ebay.
regards Harry

I hope you all don't mind if I changed the heading,I feel a little more comfortable with this one.
Regards Harry

Ben Franklin always looks kind of pleased to be on number 1 I think.
Nice Harry! Thanks for sharing.
Doug

Great stamp Harry

Dianne

Thanks both of you,really I was quite surprised to see such a great low price on this hard to get stamp and it was on a BIN so I jumped in with both feet and grabbed it before some one else grabbed it.
regards

Congrats Harry! Welcome to the world of 1847. Below is a picture of my first Scott #1 I purchased when I was 10 or 11 years of age, the best I could afford at the time but, the beginning of what would become a life long obsession with the 1847 issue. I truly appreciate the engraving and the history of our first official issue. I kept my first for sentimental reasons.

Thanks Andy and yes the engraving is a work of art,when you look at how fine the engraving's are on many of the early stamps it reminds me of the hand of a great artist,and I think of the time and energy that went into making the die for each stamp and the amount of engraving for each plate,anyway I will find a better copy down the track at some stage but for now this will do as the first stamp in the album.
regards Harry

Photobucket loosed a few of my photos so I had to reload them,this #1 was one of them.

Great stamp. I'm looking forward to the day I join the #1 club.

mselledge there out there all you have to do is keep looking at the auction sites for the right price to come along,good luck hunting mate .
regards Harry

Good one Harry ! I doubt very much I will have a number one of my own country..i would like to show a cover I have with two number ones of the Netherlands..the person I purchased it from obviously did not know what they had !!

Very nice King William III Phil,they look like 1b or 1c mate hard to tell as it could be a bit of fading also the bonus is the joined pair good on ya mate yes very nice cover.