America's March To Freedom" 154 U. S. Stamps Revolutionary War History All MNH

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"America's March to Freedom", from the Postal Commemorative Society, Norwalk Connecticut. A big binder, 14 1/4" x 12 1/2", three-post. Deep blue, decorated with a Revolutionary War scene in Red/White. There are 21 big thick plastic sleeves made to hold the highly decorated sheets printed to display the stamps. The sheets themselves are prints - deeply embossed around the edges as Prints. The 154 stamps are contained in Showgard-type mounts. This means each mount has a stiff edge to keep pressure off the stamp, so the stamp won't affix to the page behind it. That's important here - all the stamps are Mint, Never Hinged - they still have all their original gum, without hinge marks - even the stamps printed in the 1920s. We checked ten stamps, all pre-World War II, to ensure they were Mint Never Hinged - they are. The only stamp which does not meet that criterion is the stamp on the title page - it's a First Day Cancel from September 2, 1983 - the Bicentennial of the signing of the Treaty of Paris, which ended the American Revolutionary War. The sheets, and the stamps, are beautiful. 1/2-cent, 1 1/2-cent, up to a $1.00 issue. All four of the big Revolutionary War Bicentennial Souvenir Sheets are here. They are beautiful. A stunning grouping for you. Tight, firm, clean. The stamps and the sheets, along with the plastic sleeves, are in read more