Postage Due
These stamps were used when mail was sent without enough postage. If someone handed in an envelop at the post office, of course, they wouldn’t accept it without the correct postage. However, if someone put an envelop in a public mail box, rather than return the envelop to the sender, the post office would put postage due stamps on the envelop for the deficient amount and deliver it, expecting the recipient to pay the cost of them. If they didn’t pay, only then would the envelop be returned to the sender.
This is the first album page I have from Leuchtturm for U.S. postage due stamps. The oldest one on this page are from 1930. The first postage due stamp from the U.S. Post Office was printed in 1879. I should have at least one page before this one. This page is labeled at the bottom right corner, PD-4. So there must be three pages that I’m missing. I bought these sets of pages over a year ago, but I’m only now noticing this problem. I need to write them to get the pages I need.
Note
This album page is about half full. I’m missing a few stamps and have a few used ones. Since I resumed collecting stamps about three years ago, and started focusing on U.S. stamps about a year ago, I have not yet spent much money and other resources on these stamps.
Contains 19 spots: own 13 – 9 unused, 4 used.
Album or Web Page Last changed Mar 13, 2025
Stamp Details
The table below lists information about the stamps shown on this page of Lighthouse’s stamp album. For more details about a particular stamp, click on its description. That will take you to the related web page of Colnect.
spot |
own |
catalog |
subject |
description |
comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
✓ |
J69 |
½¢ (jan 1930) |
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J70 |
1¢ (jan 1930) |
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✗ |
J71 |
2¢ (jan 1930) |
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J72 |
3¢ (jan 1930) |
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✗ |
J73 |
5¢ (jan 1930) |
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✗ |
J74 |
10¢ (jan 1930) |
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J75 |
30¢ (jan 1930) |
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J76 |
50¢ (jan 1930) |
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✓ |
J77 |
$1.00 (jan 1930) |
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J78 |
$5.00 (jan 1930) |
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✓ |
J79 |
½¢ (jan 1931) |
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✓ |
J80 |
1¢ (jan 1931) |
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✓ |
J81 |
2¢ (jan 1931) |
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✗ |
J82 |
3¢ (jan 1931) |
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✓ |
J83 |
5¢ (jan 1931) |
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✓ |
J84 |
10¢ (jan 1931) |
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✓ |
J85 |
30¢ (jan 1931) |
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✓ |
J86 |
50¢ (jan 1931) |
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J87 |
$1.00 (jan 1956) |
Footnotes
Spot refers to the postion of the stamp on the album page (e.g., 3.2 indicates row 3, position 2).
Amt. is an abbreviation for the face amount of the stamp.
Own indicates the stamp status: ✓ for unused; ✗ for used or canceled; ⭑ signifies I ordered one; ; ✨ indicates it was bought recently; ✠ means an auction bid is pending; and ◎ is used, and it costs too much for unused.
To search by catalog number, go to the search box and enter it in the catalog number box. However, it’s a bit broken; I need to fix it.
