Unused lot of 32 miscellaneous postage stamps. Face Value $6.26

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Country/Region Of Manufacture	United States
Topic	Vintage Postage stamps
Certification	Original Gum
Quality	Original Gum
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Type	Misc.
Color	Multi-Color
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Place Of Origin	United States

Up for your consideration is this set of 32 stamps with a total face value of $6.26. I'm not a collector, but I thought it would be fair to ask double the face value. Please refer to the pictures to assess their condition. Thank you for your interest in this item. U.S. #2812 29¢ Edward R. Murrow Number of stamps: 2 Issue Date: January 21, 1994 City: Pullman, WA Quantity: 150,500,000 Printed By: Ashton-Potter Printing Method: Lithographed Perforations: 11.2 Color: Brown $1.60 Perhaps one of the best-known radio and television reporters, Edward R. Murrow (1908-65) became the first broadcast journalist to be honored on a stamp. A graduate of Washington State University, he joined Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) in 1937 as its European director. U.S. #1705 1977 13¢ Phonograph Centenary Centennial of Sound Recording Issue Date: March 23, 1977 City: Washington, DC Quantity: 176,830,000 Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Printing Method: Lithographed, engraved Perforations: 11 Color: Multicolored $.70 U.S. #1705 commemorates the 100th anniversary of Thomas Alva Edison’s invention of the phonograph. The stamp also honors the development of the recording industry. Thomas Alva Edison invented the first practical phonograph in 1877. That early device used tinfoil wrapped around a cylinder to record vibrations created by sound. The sounds thus recorded could be played back. The stamp was released during the 9th Annual Cultural Award Dinner of the Recording Institutes of America, Inc. U.S. #1716 13¢ Lafayette’s Landing Issue Date: June 13, 1977 City: Charleston, SC Quantity: 159,852,000 Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Printing Method: Giori press Perforations: 11 Color: Blue, black and red $.80 U.S. #1716 commemorates the 200th anniversary of the arrival of the Marquis de Lafayette. Lafayette arrived on the coast of South Carolina in 1777 and played a critical role in the American Revolution. U.S. #1700 1976 13¢ Adolph S. Ochs Issue Date: September 18, 1976 City: New York, NY Quantity: 158,332,800 Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Printing Method: Giori press Perforations: 11 Color: Black and gray $.65 Adolph Ochs was the publisher of the New York Times from 1896 until 1935. He imposed new standards on the newspaper. He rejected non-credible advertising, and separated editorial opinion from news reporting. U.S. #2749 29¢ Grace Kelly Number of stamps: 3 Issue Date: March 24, 1993 City: Beverly Hills, CA Quantity: 172,870,000 Printed By: Stamp Venturers Printing Method: Engraved Perforations: 11 Color: Blue $1.50 Born in Philadelphia, Grace Kelly (1929-82) became one of Hollywood’s brightest stars. Although she has appeared on several stamps of Monaco, this was the first time Grace Kelly was honored on a U.S. postage stamp. Known for her classic beauty, Kelly enchanted the American public when she gave up her glamourous movie star career to marry Prince Rainier of Monaco. Based on a publicity portrait taken for her 1954 film "Country Girl," this stamp was engraved by the world-renowned Czslaw Slania, and was a joint issue by the U.S. and Monaco. U.S. #1577-78 1975 10¢ Banking and Commerce Number of stamps: 4 Issue Date: October 6, 1975 City: New York, NY Quantity: 73,098,000 Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Printing Method: Lithographed, engraved Perforations: 11 Color: Multicolored $1.35 This issue commemorates the Centennial Convention of the American Bankers Association. Shown on the se-tenant pair is an Indian Head Penny, a quarter, a 20-dollar Gold Double Eagle, and a Morgan-type Silver Dollar. The background reproduces a security design found in currency, stocks, and bonds. U.S. #1569 1975 10¢ After Link-up Apollo-Soyuz Space Mission Number of stamps: 4 Issue Date: July 15, 1975 City: Kennedy Space Center, FL Quantity: 80,931,600 Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Printing Method: Photogravure Perforations: 11 Color: Multicolored $.55 Apollo-Soyuz was the first mission undertaken by Russian and American astronauts in a joint, peaceful quest into outer space. Issued as an attached pair, these stamps illustrate the main objective of the mission, which was a successful docking in space. U.S. #3651 37¢ Harry Houdini Issue Date: July 3, 2002 City: New York, NY Quantity: 61,000,000 Printed by: Ashton-Potter (USA) Ltd Printing Method: Lithographed Perforations: Serpentine Die Cut 11 ¾ Color: Multicolored $1.75 World-renowned escape artist Houdini (1874-1926) offered rewards to anyone who could successfully restrain him. Once, he was even locked in a U.S. mail pouch. He always escaped. The Houdini stamp, when viewed through a special decoder lens, shows Houdini wrapped in chains. U.S. #1789 1979 15¢ John Paul Jones Issue Date: September 23, 1979 City: Annapolis, Maryland Quantity: 160,000,000 Printed By: American Banknote Company and J.W. Fergusson and Sons Printing Method: Photogravure Perforations: 11 x 12 Color: Multicolored $.85 This stamp marks the 200th anniversary of the 1779 sea battle between John Paul Jones' warship the Bonhomme Richard and the British HMS Serapis off Northern England. It was during this famous battle that Jones uttered the long-remembered words, "I have not yet begun to fight." U.S. #1704 1977 13¢ Washington at Princeton Issue Date: January 3, 1977 City: Princeton, NJ Quantity: 150,328,000 Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Printing Method: Photogravure Perforations: 11 Color: Multicolored $.70 U.S. #1704 honors the 200th anniversary of Washington’s victory over Lord Cornwallis, which occurred in Princeton, New Jersey. General Washington Wins the Battle of Princeton At the Battle of Princeton, General Washington and his troops outmaneuvered General Cornwallis and scored a brilliant victory. The battle was staged following Washington’s victory at the Battle of Trenton on December 26, 1776. On January 2, 1777, General Cornwallis marched his army toward Trenton. That night, Washington’s army quietly slipped past Cornwallis. The following morning, on January 3, 1777, Washington attacked at Princeton, where redcoats had stopped on their way to meet Cornwallis. Washington’s victories helped build confidence in the Continental Army and revived patriot hopes. Despite being badly outmanned and under-supplied, Washington had taken the fight to the British and won. The U.S.P.S. issued 113 commemorative stamps over a six-year period in honor of the U.S. bicentennial, beginning with the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission Emblem stamp (U.S. #1432). As a group, the Bicentennial Series chronicles one of our nation’s most important chapters, and remembers the events and patriots who made the U.S. a world model for liberty. U.S. #1699 1976 13¢ Clara Maass Issue Date: August 18, 1976 City: Belleville, NJ Quantity: 130,592,000 Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Printing Method: Photogravure Perforations: 11 Color: Multicolored $.65 Clara Maass (1876-1901) Nurse Born in East Orange, New Jersey, Clara Maass gave her life during a scientific study to determine the cause of yellow fever. In April 1898, Maass left school to serve as a nurse in the Spanish-American War. In 1900, she returned to Cuba to aid the effort to discover the cause of yellow fever. For the sake of science, she allowed herself to be bitten seven times by mosquitoes infected with yellow fever. She died at the age of 25. U.S. #1280 2¢ Frank Lloyd Wright Prominent Americans Series Issue Date: June 8, 1966 City: Spring Green, WI Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Printing Method: Rotary Press Color: Dark blue gray $.35 Architect Frank Lloyd Wright was born Frank Lincoln Wright on June 8, 1867, in Richland Center, Wisconsin. When Wright was a child, his mother was convinced he would build beautiful buildings, so she did much to encourage him. In 1876 she visited the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia where she saw educational blocks known as Froebel Gifts. She purchased a set for Wright, who spent hours playing with the geometric blocks, and later said they had a strong influence on him. In 1885 Wrights parents were divorced and he never saw his father again. He changed his middle name from Lincoln to Lloyd to honor his mother’s family, the Lloyd Joneses. Wright went on to attend high school, but it’s unknown if he graduated. He then attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he took civil engineering classes part-time for two semesters, but left the school to find work in architecture. The Chicago fire of 1871 had created a booming building industry in the city and Wright quickly landed a job there as a draftsman. Within three years he was promoted to head draftsman at the successful Chicago firm of Adler and Sullivan. He also worked on independent commissions for at least nine houses to supplement his income. Prominent Americans Series The Prominent Americans Series recognizes people who played important roles in U.S. history. Officials originally planned to honor 18 individuals, but later added seven others. The Prominent Americans Series began with the 4¢ Lincoln stamp, which was issued on November 10, 1965. During the course of the series, the 6¢ Eisenhower stamp was reissued with an 8¢ denomination and the 5¢ Washington was redrawn. A number of technological changes developed during the course of producing the series, resulting in a number of varieties due to gum, luminescence, precancels and perforations plus sheet, coil and booklet formats. Additionally, seven rate changes occurred while the Prominent Americans Series was current, giving collectors who specialize in first and last day of issue covers an abundance of collecting opportunities. Uncirculated USA 2 Cent Freedom to Speak Out Stamp $.20 The 2-cent red brown on green 1977 stamp of the Americana Issue celebrates freedom of speech, picturing a speaker's stand with the words "Freedom to Speak Out—a Root of Democracy". U.S. #1753 1978 13¢ French Alliance Bicentennial Series Issue Date: May 4, 1978 City: York, PA Quantity: 102,856,000 Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Printing Method: Giori press Perforations: 11 Color: Blue, black and red $.75 Marks the 200th anniversary of the ratification of the 1778 Treaty of Alliance with France. Historians agree that the resulting French military and financial support was essential to the winning of the Revolutionary War. U.S. #1788 1979 15¢ Special Olympics Issue Date: August 9, 1979 City: Brockport, New York Quantity: 165,775,000 Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Printing Method: Photogravure Perforations: 11 Color: Multicolored $.75 U.S. #1788 commemorates the Special Olympics. Created by the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., Foundation, the Special Olympics is the world's largest program of athletic competition and sports training for the mentally handicapped. Its theme, "You Can," gives people with special needs a chance to develop their skills and to grow both mentally and physically. U.S. #3558 34¢ Happy Birthday Number of stamps: 4 Issue Date: February 8, 2002 City: Riverside, CA Quantity: 75,000,000 Printed by: Avery Dennison Printing Method: Photogravure Perforations: Serpentine Die Cut 11 Color: Multicolored $.75 Birthday celebrations originally were limited to a country’s rulers and nobility, but later spread to the common folk as well. “Happy Birthday!” stamps were issued previously, in the 1987 and 1988 Special Occasions Booklets. U.S. #2721 29¢ Elvis Presley Number of stamps: 4 Legends of American Music Issue Date: January 8, 1993 City: Memphis, TN Quantity: 517,000,000 Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Printing Method: Photogravure Perforations: 11 Color: Multicolored $1.50 The Best-Selling Stamp in U.S. History In 1956, Elvis Presley exploded on the music scene with his blockbuster hit “Heartbreak Hotel” and popular music was never the same again. Interestingly, the “King of Rock ‘n’ Roll” began as a country singer in Memphis, Tennessee. Influenced by the Grand Ole Opry and blues music he heard on the radio, Elvis made his first recordings, country backed with rhythm & blues, with Sun Records and began touring as a promising newcomer to the country and western field. His talent in rhythm & blues, as well as pop music, led to offers by larger recording companies, including RCA Victor, whom Presley signed on with in 1955. “Heartbreak Hotel” was just the first of 45 records that would sell over one million copies each. In fact, he released 14 consecutive million-selling records before being drafted into the Army in 1958. Following his discharge two years later, Elvis made his movie debut in Love Me Tender. Concentrating on his movie career throughout much of the 60’s, he went on to make 32 additional movies. During the late 60’s he began to moderate his rebellious rock ‘n’ roll style, moving toward more traditional melodies with slower rhythms. 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