BEST DESIGNED US ALBUM PLUS MINT NH STAMPS IN MOUNTS (03/30/2011)

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BEST DESIGNED US ALBUM PLUS MINT NH STAMPS IN MOUNTS

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Sold Date: 03/30/2011
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Stamps

Selling this for a friend's widow. First time I saw The Heritage Collection album. If I was starting out anew this album would be my informed choice for housing my collection. And I'm speaking with 60 years of collecting experience under my belt. Covers the years 1847-2001 regular, postage dues, parcel post and special delivery issues. Scott catalog numbers are given for each issue making it easy to keep an inventory list of your collection and build a want list. On the back of many of the album pages are write-ups on different series of stamps. For instance the write-up on the 1861-62 issues said:" In 1860 and1861, eleven Southern states left the Union and formed the Confederate States of America, an action which resulted in the beginning of the Civil War. On April 12, 1861, the war erupted at Fort Sumter. Less than two months later, The United States discontinued postal services to the South. However, numerous stamps were still in the hands of postmasters of seceding states. Fearing that these stamps would be sent to the North and sold (thus providing money for the Confederate states) the United States sent a proclamation to all postmasters, requesting that the remainders be sent to Washington. When this order was largely ignored, the government made arrangements for designing new issues and demonetizing the old issues." And that was the first time USA stamps could not be used to prepay mail service. You are buying a near mint album with mint stamps (125 or so). Spot checking they largely appear to be never hinged and in top of the line Showguard mounts. Thank you for your bid, Frank