Stamps (Philately)/Stamp value

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Expert: Mark Leon - 6/27/2006


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I live in a home that was built approx in 1880.
Within the cracks of the wide pine floors I came across a stamp in excellent condition.  It is Gold Bond Stamp.  It says Minneapolis, cash value 1 MILL (HMU 756).  Does it have any value or should I just discard it?

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Laura,

Its a savings stamp, similar to Blue Chip stamps or S & H Green stamps.  It might be worth a penny or two to a collector of such stamps.

-Mark
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I am a collector of United States postage stamps, and also a stamp dealer. I`m a member of the American Philatelic Society (APS). My principle area of interest and expertise is in United States Stamps.

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I've been selling stamps on the internet since early 1996. I maintain a stamp web page that concentrates on mint US stamps issued generally between 1890 and 2009. I'm an active seller on ebay.com since 1996, under the user id "mleon". You can find my web page at http://www.forwardedge.com/usmints.html

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I have a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science from the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, 1984.

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