Example Classic Postage Stamps
A demonstration collection — not a real museum
15 in collection
15 pieces · 11 categories · Since 2012
About the Collector
Fictional collector whose primary interest is 19th-century classic adhesives — particularly the first issues of Britain, the German states, and Switzerland. This bio is illustrative only.
Featured Works
Penny Black (1840)
William Wyon (portrait) / Charles & Frederick Heath (engraving)
Two Penny Blue (1840)
William Wyon (portrait)
Inverted Jenny (1918)
Clair Aubrey Huston (Bureau of Engraving and Printing)
Hawaiian Missionary 2¢ (1851)
Polynesian newspaper typesetters
Cape of Good Hope Triangular 1d (1853)
Charles Bell (designer)
Brazil "Bull's Eye" 90 Réis (1843)
Unknown (Imperial Brazilian designer)
15 of 15 works
Very Fine used
United States 5¢ Franklin (1847)
Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson
Uncommon
Good used
Zürich 4 Rappen "Cantonal" (1843)
Unknown (Zürich cantonal post designer)
Rare
Fine used
Brazil "Bull's Eye" 90 Réis (1843)
Unknown (Imperial Brazilian designer)
Rare
Fine used
Cape of Good Hope Triangular 1d (1853)
Charles Bell (designer)
Uncommon
Very Fine used
Bavaria "Schwarzer Einser" 1 Kreuzer (1849)
Johann Peter Hasslauer
Uncommon
Fine used
Basel Dove 2½ Rappen (1845)
Melchior Berri
Rare
Mint reproduction
Sweden Treskilling Yellow (1855, replica proof)
P. A. Sparre (original designer)
Common
Mint reproduction
Mauritius "Blue" Post Office (1847, replica proof)
Joseph Osmond Barnard (original)
Common
Mint reproduction
British Guiana 1c Magenta (1856, replica proof)
E.T.E. Dalton / Joseph Baum & William Dallas
Common
Fair used
Hawaiian Missionary 2¢ (1851)
Polynesian newspaper typesetters
Rare
Very Fine (regummed)
Inverted Jenny (1918)
Clair Aubrey Huston (Bureau of Engraving and Printing)
Rare
Unmounted mint
Penny Lilac (1881)
De La Rue & Co. (design staff)
Uncommon
Very Fine used
Penny Red (Plate 137, 1860s)
William Wyon (portrait)
Common
Fine used
Two Penny Blue (1840)
William Wyon (portrait)
Rare
Fine used
Penny Black (1840)
William Wyon (portrait) / Charles & Frederick Heath (engraving)
Uncommon