The new rate for the H stamps was 33 cents, up from 32 cents. So the face value was one cent.
This is a one-cent stamp and can still be so used for postage.
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Look for the words 'The "H" Rate make up stamp." It has a picture of a rooster on a weather vane.
H make up rate stamp is valued at 1 cent. They were made because they didn't know if the rate increase would be 1 or 2 cents. The 'Make Up Rate' stamp was designed to be used with the existing 1st Class stamps.
The "H" rate makeup stamp is worth one cent US. It was used with the pre-rate change 32 cent stamp to make the new 33 cent cost of a first class letter.
According to the USPS web site the "H" rate stamp has the rooster on the weather vane and was a 1-cent make-up stamp issued November 19, 1998. H 33 cents 1/10/99 and the H makeup rate 1 cent
The previous rate was 29 cents and the new rate was 32. The make up stamp has a face value of 3 cents.
The "rooster weather vane" stamp was issued in 1999 with a value of 1 cent. It was the final "make-up rate" stamp printed before the approval of the rate increase, so could not be printed with a price on it. This was part of the "lettered series" of non-denominated stamps (A thru H). *(see the related link for pictures and values of these stamps)
The local post office told me it was 4 cents then another clerk told me no, its 1 cent. They weren't even sure it seems like. This was for the one that says "The H Rate make up stamp" across the top which I belive is from 1998 The Rooster Stamp 1 Cent H Stamp Make-Up Issued November 1998 as per Quick Service Guide 604a Nondenominated Postage. For Sure!
From pe.usps.com they have pictures of the stamps. An H rate stamp with a HAT is worth 33 cents, and an H rateMAKE-UP stamp with a picture of a Rooster is worth 1 cent. Please look for yourself.
The D stamp would have a face value of 22 cents. There was a make up rate stamp with a value of 2 cents.
Yes, you can still use the G rate dove stamp. The make up rate stamp can still be used for 3 cents of postage.
The F rate tulip stamp was issued in 1991 when postage went from 25 cents to 29 cents. The make up rate stamp can still be used for 4 cents of postage.
It is not a make up rate stamp. It was issued for the first class rate, which was 25 cents.