US #11//328 (#11, 26, 65, 114, 146, 178, 205, 216, 225, 230, 233, 247, 258, 266, 273, 286, 294, 309, 328)

Classic 1855-1907 U.S. stamp collection includes issues from important early series...

This special collector’s set lets you add stamps from over 50 years of America’s most famous series to your album.  And you can get them into your collection all at once!  Stamps are chosen from key U.S. stamp series like the 1869 Pictorials, Banknotes, Columbians, Trans-Mississippi, Pan-Americans and lots more series that moved the mail. 

You get nineteen stamps in all, loaded with early US postal history you need in your collection.  These important stamps range between 116 and 168 years old.  As we say here at Mystic, they’re “history you hold in your hands”. 

Just a few of the series highlighted in this collection:

1851-57 Imperforates – Reflecting changes in postage rates passed by Acts of Congress

1857-61 Series – America’s first-ever perforated stamps  

Series of 1861-62 – Issued during the Civil War when earlier US stamps were demonetized, making them useless in the South

1869 Pictorials – First to feature subjects other than a president or statesman

Banknote Series – Printed by three different companies

1893 Columbians – America’s first commemorative stamps

Trans-Mississippi Series – Considered by many to have the finest engraving of any US stamps

1901 Pan-Americans – First stamps of the 20^th century

This is an impressive collection of desirable, early US stamps.  It’s an easy, affordable way to add great stamps to your own holdings.  And a wonderful way to preserve our American heritage for the next generation.