this is a a very rare stamp
1rare — [[t]re͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ rarer, rarest 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is rare is not common and is therefore interesting or valuable. ...the black necked crane, one of the rarest species in the world... She collects rare plants... Do you want to know… …
2Stamp collecting — is the collecting of postage stamps and related objects, such as covers (envelopes or packages with stamps on them). It is one of the world s most popular hobbies, with estimates of the number of collectors ranging up to 20 million in the United… …
3Stamp numbering system — Philatelists traditional method of identifying postage stamps uniquely has long been to number each country s stamps consecutively; Norway #1 is the 4 skilling blue stamp issued in 1855, and so forth. However, this seemingly straightforward… …
4Postage stamp — A postage stamp is an adhesive paper evidence of pre paying a fee for postal services. Usually a small paper rectangle or square that is attached to an envelope, the postage stamp signifies that the person sending the letter or package may have… …
5Test stamp — Two British Poached Egg test stamps. A test stamp, dummy stamp, or training stamp, is a label resembling a postage stamp that is used by postal authorities for testing equipment and/or training postal workers. They generally have the same size… …
6Definitive stamp — This UK definitive stamp showing King George VI of the United Kingdom was first issued in 1937. A definitive stamp is a postage stamp, that is part of a regular issue of a country s stamps (often referred to as a regular issue ) available for… …
7Federal Duck Stamp — Federal Duck Stamp, signed by hunter as required for legal use The federal duck stamp was created through a wetlands conservation program. President Herbert Hoover signed the Migratory Bird Conservation Act in 1929 to authorize the acquisition… …
8Postage stamp color — The colors of postage stamps are at once obvious, and among the most difficult areas of philately. Different denominations of stamps have been printed in different colors since the very beginning; as with their successors, postal clerks could… …
9Postage stamp separation — For postage stamps, separation is the means by which individual stamps are made easily detachable from each other. Methods of separation include: # perforation cutting rows and columns of small holes # rouletting small horizontal and vertical… …
10Postage stamp demonetization — The demonetization of postage and revenue stamps is the process by which the stamps are rendered no longer valid. In general, stamp demonetization is a rare event, since any unused stamp is effectively equivalent to its face value, and there is… …
