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
It has a value of 20 cents and can be used for domestic postage at that rate.
4 cents
The G make up rate stamp was issued in 1994. It has a value of 3 cents.
It is not a make up rate stamp. It was issued for the first class rate, which was 25 cents.
The previous rate was 29 cents and the new rate was 32. The make up stamp has a face value of 3 cents.
The D stamp would have a face value of 22 cents. There was a make up rate stamp with a value of 2 cents.
There was no E make up rate stamp issued. The only stamp in the E series pictured the Earth and has a value of 25 cents.
The A rate was 15 cents. That was a 2 cent raise from the previous rate. An A make up rate would be 2 cents.
The G rate make up stamps have a picture of a dove with an olive branch. The specific type is shown on the bottom line of the stamp and will say Make Up. It has a face value of 3 cents.
Yes, they can be added together. The USPS often issues a 'make-up rate' stamp that can be added to the old first class rate to make the new rate. And the US has not devalued the postage stamp since the US Civil War.
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 G make up rate stamp can still be used for 3 cents of postage. The dove stamp was issued in 1995 when postage went from 29 cents to 32 cents.
The E rate was 25 cents. That was a 3 cent raise from the previous rate. An E make up rate is 3 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.