Posted 12 years ago
tammyt39
(28 items)
here are just a few more. We have a box full "MINT BLOCKS" , and guess what , We don't know what that means. I do know I enjoy looking at all of them.
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Posted 12 years ago
tammyt39
(28 items)
here are just a few more. We have a box full "MINT BLOCKS" , and guess what , We don't know what that means. I do know I enjoy looking at all of them.
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You ladies are on a learning curve!
Mint blocks? Here's the block part of it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plate_block
And the mint part for after -dinner ;) ......
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mint_stamp
Those mint blocks sheets in photo 3 look nice. Those should be MNH - mint and never hinged. In the US there is a catalogue system called the Scott Catalogue which has a number for each type of sheet., stamp etc..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamp_numbering_system
http://www.linns.com/scott/news/nn_howto.aspx
Your top sheet in photo three is descibed like this:
United States postage stamp - Surrender of Cornwallis, Scott catalogue number: 1686f (General Issue) it was first issued May 29, 1976.