EFFORTPOST Top ten stamps that I want in my stamp collection (These stamps will shock you! )

10- 2017 American solar eclipse stamps

These stamps were issued to commemorate the 2017 solar eclipse in America. They feature one large black circle in the center representing the eclipse. They are unique in the fact that they are heat activated and if you press on the stamp then you can see the moon appear within the circle. Honestly I think these are so fricking ugly, but I send a lot of mail so if I could stock up on a few of these without having to overpay then it would be worth it as some of the other stamp collectors in other countries that I mail would like them.

9 - 1840 Penny Black

This is the first stamp to ever be produced. It's so old that perforations for stamp pages weren't even invented yet so most were cut from stamp pages with scissors. It was created in part because of postal reforms that changed the way mail was paid for from the distance it had to be moved to the weight of the mail. Before it was introduced the cost of sending a letter was often placed onto the recipient to pay and could often be a bit random. The Penny Black simplified and standardized the mail system allowing letters that were up to half an ounce to be sent anywhere within the United Kingdom for just one penny. They aren't exceptionally rare despite their age but can still cost quite a bit. I would like to have some stamps in my collection that actually have some more value as I don't have any right now that are worth over a few dollars at most. These can range from being just a little over a hundred dollars to far much more if they are in good condition and/or have a good postmark

8 1964 National Symbols United Arab Republic occupied Palestine issue

I found these ones when I was looking through catalogues of middle eastern issues and I like the designs on these especially the one with the purple vase and the one marked 35 that seems to have a papyrus manuscript design on it. I couldn't find out if these were issued individually or in plates, and I found some colour variants that do seem to be authentic (no reason to fake them with how inexpensive they are) on listings that aren't catalogued on some stamp sites. Pretty sure these are listed as occupied Palestine because they were issued in gaza when Egypt administered it.

7 1872 Egypt Sphinx and Pyramid

These are some of the first stamps issued in Aevannland. These are a bit old so are a bit more expensive but not too much, I saw some in poor to okayish quality going for like 4- 20 something dollars when I looked at listings though the price does of course vary based on the . The entire set seems to go for around 120 - 130 or so. This same exact design was reprinted in 1875 on thinner paper. The sphinx and pyramids were also featured in the same way in 1867 in this issue the sphinx is right in front of the pyramid almost blocking it so I prefer the later design that I have included on my list.

6 1950? 1951? North Korean Occupied South Korean Stamps

I honestly don't know what these are they allude me and I can't seem to find too much info online. These were listed in a stamp catalogue as being issued by North Korea in occupied South Korean territory, and feature a red ink stamp marked over the original design. Again the information I can find is really limited but from what I can tell these were only issued for a very short time within Seoul when it was first captured by North Korea and then issued again for a short time in 1951 when Seoul was recaptured by North Korea. I want to start a new binder and collect North Korean postage so I'd love to have these for these for that collection. Despite their rarity from what I found of their price they don't seem incredibly unreasonable so I may just be able to have an example some day.

5 Pre-UAE monetary conference

Before the United Arab Emirates was formed there were just a bunch of random middle eastern countries sitting around in that area and there's plenty of stamps issued by each of them. These were issued by two of those countries, Sharjah and Umm al Qiwain, in 1965 and 1966 to commemorate some kind of Arabic Monetary conference that happened. Given the background behind their issue I am pretty sure those are coins that existed at the time depicted in the centers of the stamps. I like these a lot because of their shape and the fact that they're made of foil. If I was in charge of one of the postage of one of those middle eastern oil countries I'd just have all stamps look like this to flex on everyone.

4 2001 Nevis Wildlife from the Garden of Eden

Nevis is one of those tiny islands in the West Indies that somehow has a government despite it's tiny size. The island of Nevis is actually part of the country Saint Kitts and Nevis. I'm not sure why despite being one country Saint Kitts and Nevis issue separate postage stamps under their own name but I'm sure that it somehow has to do with their colonial past. I don't really collect stamps with any kind of religious theming to them but these ones look pretty good. If you saw my previous stamp post then you know that I really like stamps with red foxes on them so that's definitely the main factor in my wanting of this one.

3 2019 Palestine Al Khan Al Ahmar Defies Israeli demolition

This is a surprisingly political one from Palestine. From what I saw looking through stamp catalogues most of the Palestinian ones are commemorating random holidays and random Muslim and Christian religious stuff so this one stands out as it actually addresses anti-Israeli struggle. I have tons of full or partial stamp sheets right now but I don't have any minisheets like this. I kind of assume when poor countries issue stamps like this that they're directly targeted at the interests of foreign stamp collectors for money. i know some countries like Austria and Bhutan have done this, pretty explicitly issuing stamps for collectors to purchase over actual mailing use.

2 Austrian embroidery stamps

Just as I was talking about in the previous stamp on this list I'm pretty sure these and many other Austrian stamps were just issued as a way to make money off of tourists or foreign stamp buyers as these seem pretty impractical for any use on actual mail. These were issued in several different designs, flowers and clothes, over a few different years. Austria has also issued a glass stamp, a stamp with meteorite dust, all other kinds of gimmicks. I think these ones look pretty neat so I wouldn't mind adding them to my collection.

1 2016 Guinea Bissau - Animais Lo Artico

I have a heavy bias towards stamps issued in African or middle eastern countries and I especially like foxes on stamps. This minisheet has very beautiful art on it and the actual stamp itself features two red foxes on it. This may just be another example as I've been talking about on the last few of this list about stamps issued for foreign buyers. I really like the border of this stamp, how the country and year name is presented, and how the subject is centered and overall this really is a very beautiful and well designed stamp.

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