Stamp Value Date of rate change
A 15 cents 5/29/78
B 18 cents 3/22/81
C 20 cents 11/1/81
D 22 cents 2/17/85
E 25 cents 4/3/88
F 29 cents 2/3/91
... F makeup rate 4 cents
G 32 cents 1/1/95
... G makeup rate 3 cents
H 33 cents 1/10/99
... H makeup rate 1 cent
(no I stamp) 34 cents 1/7/01
yes it was!!
The price of a stamp went from 15 to 18 cents. So the face value of the B stamp is 18 cents. The B make up stamp would be worth 3 cents.
The purple B stamp with eagle has a face value of 18 cents. It can be purchased for about a $1 mint and .20 cents used. It's a pretty common stamp so the value has never gone up. It was issued in 1981 and cat# 1818 if you want to look it up on Ebay to make sure we are talking about the same stamp.
It is most likely the stamp of the manufacturer
The B stamp pictures a stylized eagle. It has a value of 18 cents. You can still use it for 18 cents worth of postage.
B. T. Upadhyay has written: 'The Bombay stamp act, 1958 (Bombay act no. LX of 1958) as applicable in Maharashtra State' -- subject(s): Stamp-duties, Stamp duties
It is worth the cost of the stamp.
how much did a postage stamp cost in 2016
No B mintmarks, only D's & S's
About $2.00
A stamp, issued May 22, 1978, 15 cents B stamp, issued March 15, 1981, 18 cents C stamp, issued October 11, 1981, 20 cents D stamp, issued February 1, 1985, 22 cents E stamp, issued March 22, 1988, 25 cents The face value of all non-denominated U.S. stamps can be found at http://pe.usps.com/text/qsg300/Q604a.htm h rate make up stamp
Most stamps will show the value of the stamp somewhere on the design.