FREE: US MINT NEVER HINGED PLATE BLOCK SCOTT # 1462 Running

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US MINT NEVER HINGED PLATE BLOCK SCOTT # 1462


Running
Date Issued: 1972-08-17
Postage Value: 15 cents

Commemorative issue
1974 Summer & Winter Olympic Games
Running
Track and field is one of the classic areas of competition in the Olympic Games. For 11 centuries, starting in 776 B.C., the Olympic Games of ancient Greece were contested by men only. The Romans continued the tradition until the Christian emperor Theodosius banned the games in 394 A.D. The Olympics were revived in 1896. Although of initial limited appeal, the games caught the interest of athletes and began to grow. With that growth, track and field grew into an international sport. Women's participation in track and field is relatively recent. Representatives from six countries formed an athletic federation for women. It merged with the International Amateur Athletic Federation in 1936...note : all stamps shipped asap and/or with in 7 day close of auction.

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pickup : terre haute ,in 47807

mint stamp gum

: unused - a stamp that is not cancelled (used) , yet has had all the original gum removed. on early u.s. issues this is the condition that the majority of mint stamps exist in , as early collectors often soaked the gum off their stamps to avoid the possibility of gum drying and splitting

original gum (og) - a stamp that still retains the adhesive APPLIED when the stamp was made, yet has been hinged or has had some of gum removed.

never hinged (nh) - a stamp that is in " post office " condition with full gum that has never been hinged .