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About this video:

The Great American series, with 63 different stamps and a life-span of 19 years, represents one of the most complicated definitive issues issued by the United States Postal Service.

This five-part video series discusses one of the most interesting definitive issues in U.S. 20th century philately.  

Part 1:  Overview and References

  Part 2:  Cottrell Press Issues, One-cent Dix Issues, the A Press Floating Plate Numbers, I-8 Press Production

  Part 3:  A Press Reformated Plates, Jack London Booklets, A Press Overall Tagged, C, D, & F Presses

  Part 4:  The Intentionally Untagged Low Issues, Bureau Issues on Prephosphored Paper, Stamp Ventures Issues

  Part 5:  Banknote Corporation of American Issues, Commercial Usages, Collecting Strategies

Video Duration:  27 minutes and 21 seconds