PSE Set Registry
Nick Kirke Collection -
2nd
Finest Set of All Time
Departmental Officials-Hard Paper (Used)
Registrant's Email Address: kirke@philatelist.cz
Owner's Comments:
Official stamps must be just about the toughest of all US stamps to find SOUND, reasonably well centred and attractively cancelled. I came into them late when a close friend gifted me a glorious hard paper 90c Interior in 2008. Then came the purchase of an above average collection and really only sporadic individual buys subsequently. The King of Officials is, of course, Mr Alan Campbell. Alan has been extremely supportive in my endeavour to get some reasonable sets together. I would say that an everage of grade 80/85 throughout is way above the condition norm. Unused, on the other hand, can be found frequently superbly centred with crisp original gum. I do not anticipate obtaining the State dollar values used in gradable condition. When genuinely cancelled, which is rare, they come with faults and poor centering.
Virtually every US collection has a few Officials tagged on somewhere and that is how they are generally viewed. As 'back of the book' detritus. I believe they are worthy of far more attention. They match up to the beauty of their regular issue cousins and some of the colours are quite breathtaking ie the Interior vermilions,the State greens and the Navy ultramarines.
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1c Agriculture
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O1
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1873 |
1c |
Yellow |
80
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1 |
1 |
0 |
Used |
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2c Agriculture
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2c |
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3c Agriculture
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O3
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1873 |
3c |
Yellow |
95
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1 |
0 |
0 |
Used |
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6c Agriculture
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O4
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1873 |
6c |
Yellow |
80
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1 |
2 |
1 |
Used |
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10c Agriculture
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O5
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1873 |
10c |
Yellow |
75J
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3 |
0 |
Used |
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12c Agriculture
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O6
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1873 |
12c |
Yellow |
75
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2 |
2 |
1 |
Used |
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15c Agriculture
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O7
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1873 |
15c |
Yellow |
80
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2 |
2 |
1 |
Used |
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24c Agriculture
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O8
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1873 |
24c |
Yellow |
70
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2 |
0 |
0 |
Used |
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30c Agriculture
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30c |
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1c Executive
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O10
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1873 |
1c |
Carmine |
75
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1 |
1 |
1 |
Used |
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2c Executive
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O11
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1873 |
2c |
Carmine |
75
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1 |
1 |
0 |
Used |
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3c Executive
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O12
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1873 |
3c |
Carmine |
80
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1 |
2 |
0 |
Used |
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6c Executive
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O13
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1873 |
6c |
Carmine |
90
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2 |
0 |
0 |
Used |
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10c Executive
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O14
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1873 |
10c |
Carmine |
70
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2 |
1 |
0 |
Used |
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1c Interior
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O15
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1873 |
1c |
Vermilion |
98J
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1 |
0 |
0 |
Used |
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2c Interior
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O16
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1873 |
2c |
Vermilion |
95
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1 |
1 |
1 |
Used |
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3c Interior
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O17
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1873 |
3c |
Vermilion |
90
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1 |
0 |
0 |
Used |
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6c Interior
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O18
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1873 |
6c |
Vermilion |
90J
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4 |
1 |
1 |
Used |
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10c Interior
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O19
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1873 |
10c |
Vermilion |
95J
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1 |
0 |
0 |
Used |
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12c Interior
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O20
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1873 |
12c |
Vermilion |
98J
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1 |
0 |
0 |
Used |
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15c Interior
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O21
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1873 |
15c |
Vermilion |
90
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2 |
1 |
1 |
Used |
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24c Interior
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O22
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1873 |
24c |
Vermilion |
95
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2 |
0 |
0 |
Used |
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30c Interior
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O23
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1873 |
30c |
Vermilion |
95J
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1 |
0 |
0 |
Used |
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90c Interior
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O24
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1873 |
90c |
Vermilion |
95
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1 |
0 |
0 |
Used |
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1c Justice
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O25
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1873 |
1c |
Purple |
90
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1 |
0 |
0 |
Used |
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2c Justice
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O26
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1873 |
2c |
Purple |
90J
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1 |
0 |
0 |
Used |
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3c Justice
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O27
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1873 |
3c |
Purple |
70
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1 |
2 |
1 |
Used |
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6c Justice
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O28
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1873 |
6c |
Purple |
85
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3 |
1 |
1 |
Used |
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10c Justice
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10c |
Justice |
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12c Justice
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12c |
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15c Justice
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O31
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1873 |
15c |
Purple |
70
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1 |
3 |
1 |
Used |
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24c Justice
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O32
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1873 |
24c |
Purple |
80
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3 |
1 |
0 |
Used |
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30c Justice
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O33
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1873 |
30c |
Purple |
85J
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1 |
0 |
0 |
Used |
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90c Justice
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O34
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1873 |
90c |
Purple |
70J
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2 |
1 |
Used |
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1c Navy
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O35
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1873 |
1c |
Ultramarine |
80J
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2 |
1 |
Used |
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2c Navy
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O36
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1873 |
2c |
Ultramarine |
98J
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1 |
0 |
0 |
Used |
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3c Navy
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O37
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1873 |
3c |
Ultramarine |
90J
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2 |
0 |
0 |
Used |
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6c Navy
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O38
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1873 |
6c |
Ultramarine |
95J
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1 |
0 |
0 |
Used |
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7c Navy
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O39
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1873 |
7c |
Ultramarine |
90
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1 |
0 |
0 |
Used |
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10c Navy
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O40
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1873 |
10c |
Ultramarine |
90
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2 |
3 |
2 |
Used |
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12c Navy
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O41
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1873 |
12c |
Ultramarine |
90
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1 |
0 |
0 |
Used |
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15c Navy
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O42
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1873 |
15c |
Ultramarine |
85
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1 |
2 |
1 |
Used |
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24c Navy
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O43
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1873 |
24c |
Ultramarine |
80
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1 |
2 |
1 |
Used |
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30c Navy
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O44
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1873 |
30c |
Ultramarine |
90
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2 |
1 |
0 |
Used |
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90c Navy
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O45
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1873 |
90c |
Ultramarine |
70J
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1 |
0 |
Used |
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1c Post Office
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O47
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1873 |
1c |
Black |
85
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1 |
0 |
0 |
Used |
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2c Post Office
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O48
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1873 |
2c |
Black |
95
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3 |
0 |
0 |
Used |
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3c Post Office
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O49
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1873 |
3c |
Black |
85
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4 |
2 |
1 |
Used |
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6c Post Office
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O50
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1873 |
6c |
Gray black |
80J
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2 |
1 |
Used |
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10c Post Office
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O51
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1873 |
10c |
Black |
90
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4 |
2 |
1 |
Used |
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12c Post Office
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O52
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1873 |
12c |
Black |
95
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1 |
0 |
0 |
Used |
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15c Post Office
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O53
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1873 |
15c |
Black |
90J
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2 |
2 |
2 |
Used |
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24c Post Office
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O54
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1873 |
24c |
Gray black |
98
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1 |
0 |
0 |
Used |
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30c Post Office
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O55S
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1875 |
30c |
Black |
90
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1 |
0 |
0 |
Used |
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90c Post Office
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O56
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1873 |
90c |
Black |
75J
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2 |
1 |
Used |
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1c State
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O57
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1873 |
1c |
Dark green |
85
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4 |
2 |
1 |
Used |
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2c State
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O58
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1873 |
2c |
Dark green |
95J
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1 |
0 |
0 |
Used |
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3c State
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O59
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1873 |
3c |
Dark green |
50
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1 |
2 |
2 |
Used |
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6c State
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O60
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1873 |
6c |
Dark green |
80J
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0 |
0 |
Used |
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7c State
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O61
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1873 |
7c |
Dark green |
90J
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1 |
2 |
2 |
Used |
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10c State
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O62
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1873 |
10c |
Dark green |
80
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3 |
2 |
1 |
Used |
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12c State
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O63
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1873 |
12c |
Dark green |
90
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2 |
0 |
0 |
Used |
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15c State
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O64a
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1873 |
15c |
Yellow green |
70
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2 |
0 |
0 |
Used |
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24c State
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O65
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1873 |
24c |
Dark green |
80
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2 |
3 |
0 |
Used |
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30c State
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O66
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1873 |
30c |
Dark green |
85J
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1 |
2 |
0 |
Used |
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90c State
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O67
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1873 |
90c |
Dark green |
80
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1 |
1 |
0 |
Used |
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$2 State
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O68
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1873 |
$2 |
Green & black |
75
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1 |
0 |
0 |
Used |
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$5 State
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$5 |
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$10 State
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$10 |
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$20 State
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$20 |
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1c Treasury
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O72
|
1873 |
1c |
Brown |
90
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3 |
1 |
1 |
Used |
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2c Treasury
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O73
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1873 |
2c |
Brown |
85
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1 |
1 |
0 |
Used |
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3c Treasury
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O74
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1873 |
3c |
Brown |
98
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1 |
0 |
0 |
Used |
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6c Treasury
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O75
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1873 |
6c |
Brown |
98
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2 |
0 |
0 |
Used |
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7c Treasury
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O76
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1873 |
7c |
Brown |
98
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3 |
0 |
0 |
Used |
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10c Treasury
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O77
|
1873 |
10c |
Brown |
75
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2 |
4 |
0 |
Used |
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12c Treasury
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O78
|
1873 |
12c |
Brown |
90
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1 |
3 |
2 |
Used |
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15c Treasury
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O79
|
1873 |
15c |
Brown |
98J
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1 |
0 |
0 |
Used |
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24c Treasury
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O80
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1873 |
24c |
Brown |
85
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3 |
0 |
0 |
Used |
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30c Treasury
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O81
|
1873 |
30c |
Brown |
85J
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2 |
3 |
1 |
Used |
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90c Treasury
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O82
|
1873 |
90c |
Brown |
98
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1 |
0 |
0 |
Used |
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1c War
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O83
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1873 |
1c |
Rose |
95J
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1 |
0 |
0 |
Used |
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2c War
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O84
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1873 |
2c |
Rose |
90
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2 |
1 |
1 |
Used |
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3c War
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O85
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1873 |
3c |
Rose |
90
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1 |
0 |
0 |
Used |
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6c War
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O86
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1873 |
6c |
Rose |
85
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2 |
2 |
0 |
Used |
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7c War
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7c |
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10c War
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10c |
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12c War
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O89
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1873 |
12c |
Rose |
95J
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1 |
1 |
0 |
Used |
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15c War
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O90
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1873 |
15c |
Rose |
85J
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2 |
0 |
0 |
Used |
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24c War
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O91
|
1873 |
24c |
Rose |
95
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1 |
0 |
0 |
Used |
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30c War
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O92
|
1873 |
30c |
Rose |
85
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3 |
1 |
0 |
Used |
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90c War
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O93
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1873 |
90c |
Rose |
90
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1 |
0 |
0 |
Used |
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* Pop (population) values are the number of stamps graded by Scott number and condition for each item listed.
Pop Higher values represent the number of stamps which are worth more points in the Registry, taking into account bonus points for Jumbos whereas 80J = 83, 85J = 88, 90J = 93, 95J = 97, 98J = 99, 100J = 102.
J Pop Higher values are the number of Jumbos graded higher for each item listed.