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U.S. STAMPS BY YEAR First Stmp s: 1847

1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860
1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870
1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880
1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890
1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900
1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910
1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920
1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930
1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940
1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950
1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970

IDENTIFIERS

U.S. Definitives: 1847-69 1870-1901 1902-1921
U.S. Definitives contd: 1922 · 1938 · 1954 · 1965
Commemoratives: 1893-98 · 1901-15 · 1919-28

BACK OF THE BOOK IDENTIFIERS

AIR MAIL STAMPS 1918-1944 · 1946-1969
SPECIAL DELIVERY STAMPS 1885-1971
POSTAGE DUE STAMPS 1879 · 1894 · 1930 · 1959
OFFICIAL AND DEPARTMENTAL STAMPS
Agriculture · Executive · Interior · Justice · Navy Post Office · State · Treasury · War
NEWSPAPER & PERIODICALS 1865 · 1875 · 1895
PARCEL POST STAMPS 1913
SPECIAL HANDLING STAMPS 1925-1955

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ARTICLES OF INTEREST

THE ART OF PRINTING Line Engraved Stamps
PAPER TYPES of the 19TH Century U.S. Stamps
GRILLS on the Classic 19TH Century U.S. Stamps
SECRET MARKS of the Large Bank Note Issues
PRINTING METHODS Flat Plate, Rotary or Offset?
WATERMARKS on U.S. Postage Stamps
PRIVATE PERFORATIONS on 20th Century U.S. Stamps
GUM BREAKERS on the 1922-1935 U.S. Postage Stamps
PLATE LAYOUTS of the Classic U.S. Postage Stamps
WET Vs DRY Printing Methods on "Modern" Issues

WASHINGTON FRANKLIN WORKSHEETS

Washington Franklins: MAIN PAGE · THE SETS
2¢ TYPES I-III · 2¢ TYPES IV-VII
3¢ TYPES I-II · 3¢ TYPES III-IV
Washingtons: 1¢ · 2¢ · "TWO CENTS" · 3¢ · 4¢ · 5¢ · 6¢ Washingtons (contd.): 7¢ · 8¢ · 10¢ · 13¢ · 15¢ · 50¢ · $1
Franklins: 1¢ · 8¢ · 9¢ · 10¢ · 11¢ · 12¢ · 13¢ · 15¢
Franklins (contd.): 20¢ · 30¢ · 50¢ · $1 · $2 · $5

WASHINGTON FRANKLIN QUICK CHARTS
Lists ALL VARIETIES and SCOTT NUMBERS for a particular Washington Franklin stamp denomination.

Washingtons: 1¢ · "TWO CENTS" · 2¢ · 3¢ · 4¢ · 5¢
Franklins: 1¢

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