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George Rogers Clark commemorative plate block - Surrender at Sackville | Cinderella Stamps1 of 1 |
Posted 3 years ago
potrero
(155 items)
I've had this plate block since I was a kid and always liked it. Its a commemorative from 1929 (Scott 651), commemorating the battle of Vincennes. Apparently when issued it was the largest commemorative stamp ever issued by the U.S., and the plate blocks were saved in such quantities by collectors that they're one of the most common from that era. Oh well! I still like it....
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Would you consider selling it?
Very nice collection!
I love stamp collecting. Have some I'm going to put up on show and tell soon. Hevetia, Luxembourg, USA, Canada, France.
Right now I'm enjoying going through your collection.
i recently retired.thinking about my old collection thought i would look up some things ob line i have some old 3 cent 4 cent and up plate blocks unstamped from the early 60s on
Ah, a like mind! I collect this plate block and have written on it. If anyone is interested, I have a blog post about it at http://mcgees.org/george-rogers-clark-issue-of-1929/
Cheers!