I happened upon a bunch of 1¼¢ U.S. Postage stamps at a yard sale. I looked them up and they're from 1967. Isn't that strange?
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I happened upon a bunch of 1¼¢ U.S. Postage stamps at a yard sale. I looked them up and they're from 1967. Isn't that strange?
http://arago.si.edu/index.asp?cmd=1&con=1&tid=2028976
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3704/9...d4623b8c41.jpg
Why?
Prices went up.
I remember Coke going from 5cents to 6cents.
Stamps going from one cent to one and a quarter cents and then one and a half cents and then two cents.
Four for five cents? A different time, for sure. :)
The Postal Workers at my local P.O. had never heard of such a thing.
But like the coke example, a really big price increase.
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fascinating!!
I remember 1½ cent stamps too, both George and Martha Washington had a 1½ cent stamp as did Harding.
Is the USPS obliged to honor the 1¼¢ value? so 4 stamps = 5¢ ?
Sure if the stamps have not been canceled, but I think the 1¼¢ stamps are worth about 20¢ on the collectors market.Quote:
Originally Posted by jbb
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Originally Posted by jarSure if the stamps have not been canceled, but I think the 1¼¢ stamps are worth about 20¢ on the collectors market.Quote:
Originally Posted by jbb