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All Document Indexes	Railway Post Office (RPO) Cover with Washington-Head Stamp
Introduction	Railway Post Office (RPO) Cover Addressed to Denmark
U. S. Three Cent Stamp	Illegal Use of Savings Stamp on Cover
Mr. ZIP	Illegal Use of Revenue Stamp on Cover
U. S. Parcel Post Stamp Used for First Class on Cover	Orange County, California Postal History
U. S. Five Dollar Stamp of 1922	U. S. Special Delivery Stamp
Example of American Flag Machine Cancellation	Swiss Airmail Stamp
Christmas Seals Used on a Postcard 'Tied' by a Cancellation Device	Ralph Williams Ford License Plate Holder, c. 1965
Perfection Mechanized Handstamp	Early Teddy Bear Postcard
Washington-Head Stamps	Early Return Address Labels
Privately Perforated Washington-Head Stamp

U. S. Five Dollar Stamp of 1922

Five Dollar U. S. Stamp of 1922

This Five Dollar stamp is considered by many collectors to be the most beautiful stamp ever issued by the United States. It depicts the statue of "America" that tops the Capitol building in Washington, DC. The use of the blue and carmine colors is especially striking. The beauty comes through, even with this used example. (The stamp was part of the new designs issued in 1922.)

These stamps were printed by hand in small sheets, with particularly fine engraving. No inverted stamps are known, even though the famous Inverted Airplane Error Stamp was printed just 5 years before this stamp was introduced.

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