The History of US Fractional Value Postage Stamps

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  • Опубліковано 11 гру 2024

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  • @seandolan8502
    @seandolan8502 День тому +1

    Simply adore your self-made album. It’s a hybrid of Stanley Gibbons and Minkus…very unique. Very convenient to have stamps with a catalog guide on the same page. Well done. A great system

  • @jeffnewbery9414
    @jeffnewbery9414 День тому +1

    Another fantastic episode Ken. I increasingly find myself interested in definitive series thanks to your work. I will have to pull out my US collection and take a look.

  • @StampsDEI
    @StampsDEI 2 дні тому +1

    Great episode! I always liked the non profit and bulk stamps, was nice to hear your taking on them

    • @KensStampCollection
      @KensStampCollection  День тому

      I still save all of them that come to me, thinking that some odd variety is going to sneak through.

  • @chrislovesstamps
    @chrislovesstamps 2 дні тому +1

    Hey Ken. This episode blew my mind. So much I don't know and I love it. Also the unusual denominated stamps, that they are unusually designed, as in that they are not persons I did not notice before. Then these precancels that I labelled as used but uncancelled stamps....boy was I wrong :-) US stamps is generally not that hard to come by here, but the transportation series with the unusual denominations I have not come across before. Might be me, or they are a bit more rare overe here. Thanks for a wonderful video. You teach me so much!

    • @KensStampCollection
      @KensStampCollection  День тому

      I learn a little from each episode too. I'm so glad to share and have a reason to learn more. Those transportation stamps were very common for a while, but they've moved to an old, but not old enough state that's making them rarer for a while.

  • @winstonmarshall464
    @winstonmarshall464 День тому +1

    Fantastic Ken, as usual, thanks for such a nice review!!

  • @rogerturner1881
    @rogerturner1881 2 дні тому +1

    Great collection. There are other countries too that have fraction values Britain, Canada .Happy holidays to you and family.

    • @KensStampCollection
      @KensStampCollection  День тому

      Happy Holidays to you and yours. I have seen other fractionals, too. I love those German states ones with 1/4 stamps connected to make a regular sized stamp.

  • @Martha-q8p1b
    @Martha-q8p1b 2 дні тому +2

    Oh my gosh! Are you a jeweler/ metalsmith? I have the same tools, minus the buffer I wish I had. Very interested in what you do. I've got a BA in fine arts. Wanted to get my masters in jewelry making, but (long story) ended up spending years making chainmail by hand. Haven't done anything in a while, but seeing u use that jeweler's saw made me miss it and I really need to get back into jewelry making. I could make stamp-themed earrings/ key chains...hmmmmm.🤔
    I always wondered about the odd fractional US postage. Thanks so much for the wonderful explanation:) Carreta carts were pulled by oxen to deliver supplies.

    • @chrislovesstamps
      @chrislovesstamps 2 дні тому +2

      Chain mail. I am subscribed to this channel, Shadiversity, so I love anything medieval and also how it is crafted. There was also this video where they tested how putting on chainmail must have worked back in those times.

    • @KensStampCollection
      @KensStampCollection  День тому +1

      Amateur for sure. I do love that buffer. I make a little jewelry, rings and pendants mostly. A lovely hobby. Thanks for the info on Carreta carts! Make some jewelry!

  • @serga76.bodrov
    @serga76.bodrov День тому +1

    I watched a great video with interest

  • @LeoSchulp-p6d
    @LeoSchulp-p6d День тому +1

    Hi Ken, great video again!

  • @ugolock-filatelista
    @ugolock-filatelista 15 годин тому +1

    Super, thank you.

  • @johnpontin9276
    @johnpontin9276 День тому +1

    Great vid,Ken thx

  • @ptrinch
    @ptrinch 2 дні тому +1

    You could also just us a half cent coin. Although the US mint stopped making those in 1857. Plenty still around though and still legal tender. Although you'll probably get much more that $0.005 if you sell it to a collector (or even a copper recycler)

    • @KensStampCollection
      @KensStampCollection  День тому

      Haha. I wonder what someone would do if you handed them a 1/2 cent coin (or two).