There are certain stamps that collectors have zeroed in on to collect as a speciality. In the USA, such stamps are the 3c imperf 1851, the 3c 1869 Locomotive and the 2c 1883, all stamps that were issued to meet a first class rate and therefore were probably available from almost every contemporary post office. At the current time, I have about 250 different post office examples in my collection out of the 400+ post offices that were in operation in Vermont during the 1880s.
Here are a few highlights of what I was able to add to my collection. All are on full envelopes even though some of the scans show smaller versions.
An interesting killer from Chester.
Clarendon is misspelled Clarend"E"n
on this letter to New South Wales
A double oval from Gassetts
A nice shield cancel from Hinesburgh
An example from Pearl #1
Royalton "Star of David"
A duplex cancel with an oval and a scarab killer
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