It has a face value of one cent. It is not very rare and you can by a copy for the minimum stamp fee of about 20 cents.
I checked with our post office in alabama and they said the value of the H makeup stamp with USA and rooster weather vane is one cent and they are still usable.
Oh, of course, friend! If you're referring to the H Rate Makeup stamp for your letters, don't you worry. As long as you have them, you can still use them to send your mail with a little extra love. Keep spreading joy with your letters, just like painting happy little trees.
1 cent
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.
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 "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.
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
No, it is not a Forever Stamp.
A. H. Stamp has written: 'Penrhyn Bay'
No. Although the "letter series" were designed to function as nondenominated stamps, each successive letter has a specific value after it was superseded. Only the Forever stamps are good for a one-ounce letter "forever." The H stamp is worth 33 cents toward the 2011 rate of 44 cents (88 cents large envelopes). The H "makeup rate" stamp (rooster weathervane) is worth only 1 cent.
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
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.