Christmas & Other Holidays

Christmas Seals, Specialized Collection in a 1939 Elmer Long Album	-	$39.95 $90.00	32m
Germany B640 MNH - CHRISTMAS	-	$1.00	45m
Ghana MNH SC 637 Christmas Music Souvenir sheet	-	$4.00	47m
Aitutaki 104-109 MNH Christmas 1974 Paintings by Van der Goes, Giovanni x8504	-	$19.95	1h 9m
Aitutaki 79-81 MNH Christmas Paintings of Virgin and Child by: Perugino x8539	-	$1.00	1h 9m
Aitutaki B1-B6, MNH, Christmas 1974 Paintings by Van der Goes, Giovanni x8504	-	$13.00	1h 9m
Bahamas 339-342, MNH, Christmas 1972: Bell, Poinsettia. x8521	-	$1.00	1h 9m
Belize, MNH. Christmas 1980 Religion Art. x8519	-	$1.95	1h 9m
Christmas Island 35-36, MNHChristmas 1970. Painting by Raphael, Morando. x8526	-	$1.00	1h 10m
Costa Rica 315-316a pair, MNH, Detail from Sistine Virgin by Raphael 1984 x8533	-	$1.00	1h 10m
Costa Rica C649-C651, MNH, 1975. Paintings by Jorge Gallardo x8529	-	$1.00	1h 10m
Dominica 241, MNH. the small Cowper Madonna by Raphael. x8518	-	$1.00	1h 10m
Dominica 274-280, MNH, Christmas 1973 paintings by Rubens Durer Botticelli x8508	-	$1.95	1h 10m
Gambia 338-340 MNH Christmas Decoration. 1976 Mother & Child x8524	-	$1.00	1h 10m
Gilbert & Ellice170-2 MNH Christmas 1970 Child New Tarawa Cathedral canoes x8525	-	$1.00	1h 10m
Guyana 102-105 MNH Christmas 1969 Mother Sully Trope City Hall Georgetown. x8528	-	$1.00	1h 10m
Guyana 102-105 MNH Christmas 1969 Mother Sully Trope City Hall Georgetown. x8528	-	$1.00	1h 11m
Guyana 54-5 MNH Christmas '68 Christ of St John of the Cross Salvador Dali x8527	-	$1.00	1h 11m
Malta B23-B26, MNH, Christmas Madonna & Saints by Domenico di Michelino. x8514	-	$1.00	1h 11m
Malta B27-B29a strip of 3, MNH, Christmas 1977: Greche Figurines. x8500	-	$1.00	1h 11m
Malta B34-B37, MNH. Christmas 1979, Paintings by Giuseppe Cali. x8515	-	$1.00	1h 11m
Malta B38-B41, MNH, Christmas 1980, Paintings by Anton Ingot. x8513	-	$1.00	1h 11m
Montserrat 244-247 MNH Christmas 1970. Paintings by Durer Madonna & child x8536	-	$1.00	1h 12m
Montserrat 296-299 MNH Christmas 1973 Paintings Studio of David by Jacob x8537	-	$3.00	1h 12m
Montserrat 296-9 MNH Christmas 1973 Paintings Studio of David by Jacob x8537	-	$1.00	1h 12m
Niue 121, 122, 142, MNH Christmas Federico Fiori, Poussin, Carlo Maratta. x8523	-	$1.00	1h 12m
Penrhyn 369-372 MNH Christmas 1988 Paintings by Tytian 1477-1576 SCV-$132 x8501	-	$34.95	1h 12m
Saint Pierre & Miquelon 512, MNH. Christmas 1988. Stained glass window. x8516	-	$1.00	1h 12m
Samoa 300-303, MNH. Christmas 1968: Polynesian Madonna. x8512	-	$1.00	1h 13m
Samoa 352-5 MNH Christmas 1971 Painting by Giovanni Bellini St Anne x8532	-	$1.00	1h 13m
Samoa 379-382, MNH Christmas 1972, Stained Glass Window in Apia Churches. x8520	-	$1.00	1h 13m
St Kitts-Nevis 328-331 MNH Christmas 1976 Nativity, Sforza Book of Hours. x8522	-	$1.00	1h 13m
St Lucia 286-9 MNH Christmas 1970 Madonna with the Lilies by Luca Della x8535	-	$1.00	1h 13m
St Lucia 304-7 MNH Christmas 1971 Virgin & Child by Verrocchio. x8531	-	$1.00	1h 13m
St Lucia 308-311 MNH National Day December 13, 1971. x8509	-	$1.00	1h 13m
St Lucia 312-315 MNH Ester 1972 Lamentation by Caracci. x8510	-	$1.00	1h 13m
St Lucia 363-6 MNH Christmas Virgin & Child by Verrocchio Andrea della x8507	-	$1.00	1h 13m
St Lucia 369-72 MNH Easter 1975 paintinds by Correggio crucifixion x8511	-	$1.00	1h 13m

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The first postage stamp, the Penny Black, was issued by Britain in 1840. It pictured a young Queen Victoria, was produced without perforations (imperforate), and consequently had to be cut from the sheet with scissors in order to be used. While unused examples of the "Penny Black" are quite scarce, used examples are common, and may be purchased for $25 to $150, depending upon its condition. Children and teenagers were early collectors of stamps in the 1860s and 1870s. Many adults dismissed it as a childish pursuit. During the late 1800s many of those collectors, as adults, began to systematically study the available postage stamps and published research works on their production, plate flaws, etc. Some stamps such as the triangular issues of the Cape of Good Hope became legendary. It was not until the 1920s that publicity about valuable stamps encouraged a large increase in the number of stamp collectors. This rapid increase in postage stamp values was largely because very few of the older stamps were being saved in good condition. Especially difficult to find were pairs, triples, and large blocks of older stamps. Because many U.S. stamp issues of the 1920s rose rapidly in value, during the 1930s many American collectors stockpiled mint U.S. stamps with the hopes of selling them for a sizeable profit in a few years time. This never materialized. Even today, more than 60 years later, one can find many 1930s U.S. issues in mint condition for close to face value, and many stamp dealers and collectors still use stamps issued as far back as the 1930s for postage when mailing letters. Most U.S. postage stamps issued since the 1930s are easy to obtain and have minimal value. Some high face value stamps, such as the $2.60 United States Graf issued in 1930, are worth substantial amounts of money. Other stamps issued since 1930 that are usually worth something are souvenir sheets from popular countries, hard to find plate number coils, and errors in printing.

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Collecting is not the same as philately, which is the study of stamps. A philatelist often does, but need not, collect the objects of study, nor is it necessary to closely study what one collects. Many casual collectors enjoy accumulating stamps without worrying about the tiny details, but the creation of a large or comprehensive collection generally requires some philatelic knowledge. Stamp collectors are an important source of revenue for some small countries who create limited runs of elaborate stamps designed mainly to be bought by stamp collectors. The stamps produced by these countries far exceed the postal needs of the countries. Some collectors, observing the generally rising prices of rare stamps, have taken to philatelic investment. Rare stamps are among the most portable of tangible investments, and are easy to store

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