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Stamps















        Since  stamp  collecting  began at
        the same time as the first stamps
        were issued, making fans around
        the  world,  post  offices  quickly
        started to work to please  collec-
        tors, outdoing each other in crea-
        tivity  to  offer beautiful  products,
        including the souvenir sheet.
        The  first  commemorative  sheet
        of stamps in the world is a hun-
        dred  years old.  It was issued by
        Luxembourg. The dark green 140
        stamp  valued at 10 francs is at-
        tached to a white sheet. It is nu-
        mber  1A, which was issued to
        celebrate  the birth of Princess
        Elisabeth of Luxembourg,  who
        was born on 22 December 1922.
        The sheet was issued  in  5,100
        copies.  The  sheet  is for sale on
        Delcampe for over €500, well be-
        low its quoted value.
        Other countries soon  followed
        Luxembourg,     France    among
        others  for  the 1925  Paris  exhibi-
        tion.  Currently,  several hundred
        commemorative sheets are is-
        sued every year around the world.
        Which means that paying homage
        to their ancestor is the right thing
        to do.



























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