Reprints
These are basically reprints or reiussances of previous stamps. Of course, that’s true of almost all stamps from this period. The first two on this page – and in this collection – are definitively so since they didn’t issue them other than once before. I suspect the reason for these nostalgic issues was for the centenial, the one-hundredth anniversary of the U.S.
I do like the look of the first two. I wish I could afford to buy them: maybe I will one day. I do have a copy of another reprint that was part of a souvenir sheet issued in 1947, the one-hundredth anniversary of the issuing of the first stamps by the U.S. Post Office. It’s on Page 54, in a later album.
Note
Although these are reprints and I wouldn’t have to buy many stamps to complete this page, they’re not cheap. For instance, an unused catalog number 3 costs at least $1,100, and a number 4 is about $1,225. However, catalog number 41 sells for about $2,100 and a number 110 for $2,600, and a 111 for $3,200.
Needless to say, it will be some time before I buy any of these stamps, unless I violate my policy of no used stamps. Even those sell for a few hundred dollars, with most over a thousand dollars each. Plus, used can be more difficult to find: collectors all want the affordable used ones, while the unused ones sit in the inventory of stamp dealers waiting for a buyer to splurge.
Contains 10 spots: own 0 – 0 unused, 0 used.
Album or Web Page Last changed Jun 3, 2024
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 |
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3 |
5c (jan 1875) |
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4 |
10c (1875) |
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40 |
1c (jan 1875) |
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41 |
3c (jan 1875) |
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42 |
5c (jan 1875) |
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43 |
10c (jan 1875) |
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107 |
12c (jan 1875) |
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109 |
24c (jan 1875) |
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110 |
30c (jan 1875) |
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111 |
90c (jan 1875) |
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.
