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Name: 1776 Franklin Mint 46 Gold-plated sterling SILVER 1st stamps ingots
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Category: Metals
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Description: International Society of Postmasters World's First Stamps: Each gold-plated sterling silver stamp was originally sold for $19.50 back in 1979. The price of silver has shot way up since then. The lowest range of individual stamps sales is $15 - $19 so at the very lowest that is about $700.00 for 43; I know one set was bought by someone for $1495 (and one even higher more recently, if I remember correctly). Each stamp weighs between 7 and 18 grams. An extremely high integrity auctioneer warranted 13.4 ounces of sterling silver total for the 43 stamps without counting the gold plating. If you buy the entire 43 at once, and you want an album, I will ship you the album for no extra shipping cost; however the album is not in good condition although the stamps were stored under the protective see through sliding and firm plates. This item was purchased with the stamps in the book at an estate auction of a 50 year collector who was born in 1928. The first page of three is complete (25 total) and the second page has all but the last three (21 total).
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Condition: good
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Selling Price (USD): $ 374.99
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Location of Item: Elkhart, Indiana (IN) 46516
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Shipping Costs (USD): $ 16.00
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