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The question actually was for ID of the stamps, not value. However, as stated, given the condition of the stamps, there is next to no value in them.
Coast and Geodetic Survey = Scott #1088
John F. Kennedy = Scott #1246
William Shakespeare = Scott #1250
Alexander Hamilton = Scott #1086
Post office = Scott #1164
C M Russel painting = Scott #1243
Airplane air mail = Scott #C32
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Hi Eli,
I see you're brand new to our club and took the plunge by asking a question straight away. Good man.
Please continue to ask questions as you get up to speed on collecting.
I esepecially like one of your stamps, the one honoring CM Russel, who was one of several wildly famous western illustrators who is now mostly unknown outside those who have an interest in the last days of the American West. He is slightly better known than Schreyvogel (Paintings) , who was fascinated with the militaria of the day, but much less well known than Remington, who is as iconic to the American West imagery as Twain is to Mississippi literature.
One of the other things that I notice is the condition of your stamps. When I started collecting, condition didn't matter to me much at all; as i got older, I found that others cared, so I did too. Your airmail is in excellent condition, with a light cancel; the others are all in various states of disrepair, from staining to missing perfs or torn corners. But don't despair, all of these stamps will be easy to replace.
Again, welcome
David
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Hi BlokBlok;
Yes, welcome to SOR and enjoy your time learning about stamps. Tell us more about how you came
to be involved with this hobby, if you want.
Just Sortin'....
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Hey Eli!
Cool stamps. I especially like the JFK stamp.
President Kennedy once said:
“Our present tax system … exerts too heavy a drag on growth … It reduces the financial incentives for personal effort, investment, and risk-taking … The present tax load … distorts economic judgments and channels an undue amount of energy into efforts to avoid tax liabilities.â€
– Nov. 20, 1962, press conference
We sure could use a statesman like Kennedy today.
Thanks for posting those!
-Ernie
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12:57:21pm
That Coast and Geodetic Survey stamp shows three ships steaming in line astern, however it is actually three renderings of the same ship by the creator of the issue.
One of the most interesting facets of collecting stamps is learning of details behind the creation, as well as the meanings behind what are often considered common stamps.
Some collectors accumulate and display large collections of the stamps and postal history of one or more countries. Others become enamored with one stamp or one series and dig deeply into the fascinating details that others may consider trivia. There is a thriving community of stampers who enjoy Topical Collecting such as ships, or nautical themes, birds, flowers or hand held steam irons on stamps.
Different boats float at different depths.
So welcome to StampoRama, Eli, I hope you will stick with the hobby and the club for a long time. I've been deeply involved in collecting world wide, mostly postally used, stamps for over fifty years and every week I learn something I did not know from other members here and on other active collector's sites. Sometimes it is something that is well within the world of useless trivia but just as often it is something concerning stamps, the stamp business or my collection.
Good Luck, and Happy Stamping
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re: Can you help identify these stamps
The question actually was for ID of the stamps, not value. However, as stated, given the condition of the stamps, there is next to no value in them.
Coast and Geodetic Survey = Scott #1088
John F. Kennedy = Scott #1246
William Shakespeare = Scott #1250
Alexander Hamilton = Scott #1086
Post office = Scott #1164
C M Russel painting = Scott #1243
Airplane air mail = Scott #C32
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re: Can you help identify these stamps
Hi Eli,
I see you're brand new to our club and took the plunge by asking a question straight away. Good man.
Please continue to ask questions as you get up to speed on collecting.
I esepecially like one of your stamps, the one honoring CM Russel, who was one of several wildly famous western illustrators who is now mostly unknown outside those who have an interest in the last days of the American West. He is slightly better known than Schreyvogel (Paintings) , who was fascinated with the militaria of the day, but much less well known than Remington, who is as iconic to the American West imagery as Twain is to Mississippi literature.
One of the other things that I notice is the condition of your stamps. When I started collecting, condition didn't matter to me much at all; as i got older, I found that others cared, so I did too. Your airmail is in excellent condition, with a light cancel; the others are all in various states of disrepair, from staining to missing perfs or torn corners. But don't despair, all of these stamps will be easy to replace.
Again, welcome
David
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re: Can you help identify these stamps
Hi BlokBlok;
Yes, welcome to SOR and enjoy your time learning about stamps. Tell us more about how you came
to be involved with this hobby, if you want.
Just Sortin'....
TuskenRaider
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04:08:17pm
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Hey Eli!
Cool stamps. I especially like the JFK stamp.
President Kennedy once said:
“Our present tax system … exerts too heavy a drag on growth … It reduces the financial incentives for personal effort, investment, and risk-taking … The present tax load … distorts economic judgments and channels an undue amount of energy into efforts to avoid tax liabilities.â€
– Nov. 20, 1962, press conference
We sure could use a statesman like Kennedy today.
Thanks for posting those!
-Ernie
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re: Can you help identify these stamps
That Coast and Geodetic Survey stamp shows three ships steaming in line astern, however it is actually three renderings of the same ship by the creator of the issue.
One of the most interesting facets of collecting stamps is learning of details behind the creation, as well as the meanings behind what are often considered common stamps.
Some collectors accumulate and display large collections of the stamps and postal history of one or more countries. Others become enamored with one stamp or one series and dig deeply into the fascinating details that others may consider trivia. There is a thriving community of stampers who enjoy Topical Collecting such as ships, or nautical themes, birds, flowers or hand held steam irons on stamps.
Different boats float at different depths.
So welcome to StampoRama, Eli, I hope you will stick with the hobby and the club for a long time. I've been deeply involved in collecting world wide, mostly postally used, stamps for over fifty years and every week I learn something I did not know from other members here and on other active collector's sites. Sometimes it is something that is well within the world of useless trivia but just as often it is something concerning stamps, the stamp business or my collection.
Good Luck, and Happy Stamping
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