U.S. #1 1847 5¢ Benjamin Franklin, Red Brown Value:  5¢ 1/2-Ounce Letter Rate (300 miles or less) Issue Date:  July 1, 1847 First Day City:  Washington, DC Type of Stamp:  Definitive Printed by: ...

U.S. #1 and #2 1847 Benjamin Franklin and George Washington America’s First Postage Stamps #1 vignette features the portrait of Benjamin Franklin, “Father of America’s Postal Service” and first Postm...

U.S. #1a 1847 Benjamin Franklin America’s First Postage Stamp Vignette features the portrait of Benjamin Franklin, “Father of America’s Postal Service” and first Postmaster General of the United Stat...

U.S. #1b 1847 Benjamin Franklin America’s First Postage Stamp Vignette features the portrait of Benjamin Franklin, “Father of America’s Postal Service” and first Postmaster General of the United Sta...

U.S. #2 1847 George Washington America’s Postage Stamp Vignette features the portrait George Washington, first U.S. president and “Father of His Country” In demand around the world and increasingly s...

U.S. #3 1875 Franklin Reproduction of the 1847 Issue of America’s First Postage Stamp Features the portrait of Benjamin Franklin – America’s first postmaster general Not valid for postage  Extremely ...

U.S. #3-4 1875 Franklin and Washington Official reproductions of the 1847 Issue of America’s First Postage Stamps Set features the portraits of Benjamin Franklin – America’s first postmaster general ...

U.S. #4 1875 Washington Reproduction of the 1847 Issue of America’s First Postage Stamp Features the portrait of George Washington – America’s first president Not valid for postage  Extremely scarce ...

U.S. #5A  1851 Franklin, Type Ib   First One-Cent US postage stamp Very rare  Stamp Category:  Definitive Series:  1851-57 Issue Value:  1c First Day of Issue:  July 1st, 1851  Earliest documented u...

U.S. #6  1857 Franklin, Type Ia First 1c US postage stamp Very Rare Stamp Category:  DefinitiveSeries:  1851-57 IssueValue:  1cEarliest documented use:  April 19th, 1857 Printed by:  Toppan, Carpent...

 U.S. #7  1851 Franklin, Type II   First One-Cent US postage stamp Stamp Category:  Definitive Series:  1851-57 Issue Value:  1c Issue date:  July 1st, 1851  Printed by:  Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear...

 U.S. #8  1851 Franklin, Type III First One-Cent US postage stamp Scarce Stamp Category:  Definitive Series:  1851-57 Issue Value:  1c Earliest documented use:  May 1st, 1857  Printed by:  Toppan, C...

U.S. #8A 1851 Franklin, Type IIIa   First One-Cent U.S. postage stamp Stamp Category:  Definitive Series:  1851-57 Issue Value:  1c Issue date:  July 1st, 1851  Printed by:  Toppan, Carpenter, Casil...

U.S. #9  1851 Franklin, Type IV   First One-Cent US postage stamp Stamp Category:  Definitive Series:  1851-57 Issue Value:  1c Earliest documented use:  June 6th, 1852 Printed by:  Toppan, Carpente...

U.S. #10  1851 Washington, Type I First Three-Cent U.S. postage stamp Stamp Category:  Definitive Series:  1851-57 Issue Value:  3c First Day of Issue:  July 1, 1851 Printed by:  Toppan, Carpenter, ...

U.S. #10A1851 Washington, Type II First Three-Cent U.S. postage stamp The “workhorse” of the era’s postal system, mailing the majority of America’s letters  Recognized as a major Scott variety in 200...

U.S. #111855 Washington, Type I The “workhorse” of the 1851-57 postal system, mailing the majority of America’s letters  Stamp Category:  DefinitiveSeries:  1851-57 IssueValue:  3cEarliest known Use...

Get Every 3¢ Washington Look-Alike Stamp Issued From 1852-57 and SAVE Money Classic US stamps are irreplaceable treasures.  Today, I'm offering you six of them – all 3¢ Washington look-alikes from 185...

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 sp...

U.S. #11A Series of 1851-57 3¢ Washington Type II Earliest Known Use: October 6, 1851 Quantity issued: 340,000,000 (estimate) Printed by: Toppan, Carpenter & Co. Printing Method: Flat plate Watermark...

US #11A//26A (#11A, 25, 26, 26A) Own classic U.S. stamps from the Series of 1851-57 and 1857-61…  All over 160 years old… Collecting this set of early sought-after U.S. stamps is your chance to disco...

In the 1850s and 60s, nearly every postage stamp was used as intended – licked, pressed onto an envelope, and sent through the mail. Finding unused stamps from that era is tough. Finding ones that sti...

U.S. #12 1856 Jefferson, Type I First US postage stamp to feature a Founding Father other than Washington or Franklin Main usage for paying domestic portion of postage rate on overseas mail going thr...

In the 1850s and 60s, nearly every postage stamp was used as intended – licked, pressed onto an envelope, and sent through the mail. Finding unused stamps from that era is tough. Finding ones that sti...

U.S. #13 1855 Washington, Type I   Main usage for letters going to and from California   Stamp Category:  Definitive Series:  1851-57 Issue Value:  10c Earliest known Use:  July 11, 1855 Printed by:...

Have You Seen This "Poker Chip" Local Stamp? This Local stamp was created by Adams & Co. Express, California (an extension of Adams & Co. Express on the US East Coast).  This 25¢ stamp pictures D.H. H...

U.S. #14 1855 Washington, Type II Main usage for letters going to and from California  Stamp Category:  Definitive Series:  1851-57 Issue Value:  10c Earliest Known Use:  May 12, 1855 Printed by:  T...

In the 1850s and 60s, nearly every postage stamp was used as intended – licked, pressed onto an envelope, and sent through the mail. Finding unused stamps from that era is tough. Finding ones that sti...