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Article 98: China High Value Bird Definitives

This article has a main page with large images of the bird definitives, and a page showing the express mail pieces.

Article 97: United States O'Neill 1 Dollar

This stamp received heavy usage from the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s. I first show small images with all of the various shades, and then large images of the major shades pointing to pages dedicated to each group. Quick links: main page / purple issues / red purple issue / perfins / postmarks sampler / oval cancellers / black postmarks / reddish purple postmarks.

Article 96: New Zealand Nature Definitives

I show a selection of modern definitives. Quick links: main page (cents horizontal values) / plate blocks of the cents horizontal values / cents vertical values / plate blocks of the cents vertical values / dollar values / plate blocks of the dollar values

Article 95: Merson 3 Francs (two issues)

The first Merson 3 Franc was issued in 1924. The second Merson 3 Franc was issued in 1927. This latter stamp was the last Merson to be issued. Besides this page showing color variations, I also show a page with selected postmarks for both issues.

Article 94: Argentina Insects

Here is a great series of insect commemoratives. I show highlights of the singles, and scans of the sheetlets.

Article 93: Ghana Green Card Correspondence

In this first selection, I show usages of the 200 c Leucodon Cowrie Sea Shell. I show major color variations of the stamp, a selection of several postmarks, two covers (arbitrarily numbered 4 and 8), a selection from a cover with a missperfed vertical pair, and covers and selections from covers for four cities: Accra (the capital), Kaneshie, Kotokuraba, and Swedru.

Article 92: Mexico Exporta 20 Pesos Forged Iron (Hierro Forjado)

There were several printings of this stamp. I show here examples from some of the printings, as well as details from one of the stamps showing a plate variety. There are three major groups: the gray black printings, the slightly doubled gray printing, and the black printing. Because of the changes brought about by inflation, this stamp was used as a low value and as a high value.

Article 91: A small 1970s correspondence from Germany to Chicago

Here is a small correspondence of registered covers from various cities in Germany to a single address in Chicago. Most of the definitives are from the Castles series, and some are from the Technik series. Quick links: main / cover 1 / cover 5 / cover 6 / cover 7 / cover 10 / cover 11 / cover 13 / cover 14 / cover 15 / cover 22 / cover 28 / cover 29