Over 517 million Elvis Presley stamps were sold in 1993.
THE 1993 US Elvis stamp was the best-selling commemorative stamp of all time, with over 517 million sold as singles or in sheets. Many Elvis stamps issued in limited editions are extremely valuable, but not the US stamp.
Many things were under the stamp Act, but mostly printed papers.
The Elvis stamp is the best saleing stamp in millions were sold. People purchased them and saved them hoping they would be worth something down the road. But because there were so many sold there is not real value to them . Just there face value of the stamp. First Day Issues are worth more and so would block stamps of the Elvis stamp.
It called for many printed colonial materials to carry a tax stamp. The stamp meant that the colonists had to pay more money for their paper goods or anything else that was required to bear a stamp.
The act required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper produced in London and carrying an embossed revenue stamp.
Because the sugar act actually lowered taxes on molasses but the tax was actually enforced and the stamp act raised taxes on many printed materials
The Stamp Act required that many printed materials in the American colonies be produced on paper made in London with a tax stamp. The Sugar Act was a tax on sugar and molasses.
Scott Number 2721Can be purchased for $1.50 mint and .20 used.Dealers seldom buy single stamps. Sheets of mint stamps are purchased at 80% of face value and often used for postage, a 20% profit. Given the collect ability of the stamp subject, I would guess that you could sell the stamps in quantity for a little above face value.
The 1991 Christmas stamps issued by the United States in a set of six different designs were not denominated. Even though no face value is printed, the stamp is still worth 29 cents postage.
The law that required all printed materials in the 13 colonies to have a stamp from Great Britain was the Stamp Act of 1765. This legislation mandated that many printed items, including newspapers, legal documents, and playing cards, bear a tax stamp, thereby generating revenue for the British government. The act was met with widespread protest and contributed to rising tensions between the colonies and Britain, eventually leading to the American Revolution.
The best source is the US Postal Service. They have several publications that list the quantities issued of a specific stamp. They also have all the other details about the stamp, such as dates available, who designed it and the printing process used to make it.
147, according to the 2008 printed edition of the World Book Encyclopedia.