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|    Rick Merrill to Steve M    |
|    Re: Found in Grandfather's stuff    |
|    01 Nov 03 18:44:56    |
      From: RickMerrill@comTHROW.net              Steve M wrote:              > While helping my Mother clean out an old file cabinet of my       > Grandfather's, I came across 4 unused 2 cent stamps. They are all       > together though starting to break loose. They contain 3 pictures and       > is titled "Yorktown" 1781-1931. Any idea of the worth?       >       > TIA              They are probably Scotts#703 with busts of       revolution leaders Rochambeau, Washington, and DeGrasse.              Is there a number in the margin? If so, that would be called       a "plate block" and worth at least 3.50. some 25,006,400       were printed and were widely saved. - RM              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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