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Set of 15 U.S. DOCUMENTARY STAMPS 1946 Series - R436 to R452 UNH - Nice Set!!
$ 6.83
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Description
Included in this lot are fifteen (15) of the 1946 'Reds' U.S Federal Documentary stamps: anice series with denominations ranging from the 1 Cent to 5 Dollar (no 80 cent or 4 dollar). These are crisp, clean, and in prime condition. Most are light cancelled, the and have a slight perfin cancellation. They all have their original gum, but may be partial in spots.
History:
During the period from 1940 to 1958 the Department of Internal Revenue released several hundred,
Documentary
, revenue stamps in three basic designs with denominations that ranged from 1-cent to 10,000-dollars and with a variety of different portraits of notable statesmen, each denomination of stamp bearing a different portrait. Almost all of the issues of this period were printed in "carmine" red. The higher denominations of 30-dollars to 10,000-dollars bore a unique serial number as an added security measure. A few reprints from 1917 were also issued during this period.
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