Old United States stamps are still valid for postage. When buying postcards through the mail, it is not too unusual to receive them in an envelope bearing a variety of old stamps.
The first group of stamps above was on a large mailer sent via media mail. I received these this week and the May 12 postmark is visible. There isn't a readable postmark on the second group, but I know I received it not too long ago. This is a graphic demonstration of inflation in postage prices--each of these 6¢ stamps would have been sufficient for a first class letter when the stamp was issued.
These are the stamps shown:
Group 1
Group 2
The first group of stamps above was on a large mailer sent via media mail. I received these this week and the May 12 postmark is visible. There isn't a readable postmark on the second group, but I know I received it not too long ago. This is a graphic demonstration of inflation in postage prices--each of these 6¢ stamps would have been sufficient for a first class letter when the stamp was issued.
These are the stamps shown:
Group 1
- 33¢ Legends of Baseball (10 stamps from a series of 20 stamps), 2000
- 39¢ Quilts of Gee's Bend (1 stamp from a series of 10 stamps), 2006
- 4¢ Dag Hammarskjold (former secretary general of the United Nations), 1962
Group 2
- 6¢ Fort Snelling (Minnesota), 1970
- 6¢ Christmas (painting of Angel Gabriel by Van Eyck), 1968
- 6¢ Explorer Father Marquette, 1968
7 comments:
Imagine being able to mail something for 6c!!
I am not a baseball fan, but I recognize almost all of hhose names.
Wow, amazing stamps! I especially like the baseball stamps. Unfortunately for us here, some old stamps (late 1990s) can not be used anymore.
Postcards Crossing
I enjoyed all these especially the baseball heroes and the Fort Snelling stamps.
Balanced against the fact that postage has risen so much the baseball stars do look magnificent grouped together.
I have seen that Christmas Angel stamp before. As with you, someone using old postage on a new letter. Ah, inflation.
Thank you for participating!
I haven't seen any of these stamps before!
This ia a real treasure!!!
-Willa - PostageJournal
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