United States
Scott 1146
4 cents
18 Feb 1960
| Official Name: | The United States of America |
| National Name: | The United States of America |
| Alternate Names: | America; United States; U.S.; U.S.A. |
| Monetary Units: | 1 dollar (U.S.$) = 100 cents (c). |
| Location: | North America; bordered by Canada (north); North Atlantic Ocean (east); Gulf of Mexico, Mexico (south); North Pacific Ocean (west). |
| Mineral Resources: | Coal, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, uranium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum. |
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Ice (Snowflake) United States Scott 1146 4 cents 18 Feb 1960 |
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| Illustration of snowflake. |
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Quartz (var. Agate; Petrified Wood) United States Scott 1538 10 cents |
Tourmaline; Quartz United States Scott 1539 10 cents |
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Quartz (var. Amethyst) United States Scott 1540 10 cents |
Rhodochrosite United States Scott 1541 10 cents |
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This set of 4 stamps was issued on 13 Jun 1974. The petrified wood shown on Scott 1538 is sawed and polished. The remaining stamps show natural, unpolished mineral specimens. |
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Azurite United States Scott 2700 29 cents |
Copper United States Scott 2701 29 cents |
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Variscite United States Scott 2702 29 cents |
Wulfenite United States Scott 2703 29 cents |
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This set of 4 stamps was issued on 17 Sep 1992. All stamps show natural mineral specimens. Scott 2700 shows an unpolished cross-section of an azurite nodule. Scott 2702 shows a polished cross-section of a variscite nodule. Scott 2701 and 2703 show natural, unpolished mineral specimens. |
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Turquoise United States Scott 3750 2 cents 20 August 2004 |
Turquoise United States Scott 3751 2 cents 8 December 2005 |
Turquoise United States Scott 3752 2 cents 8 December 2005 |
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These stamps show a turquoise and silver "squash-blossom" Navajo necklace. Although the three stamps appear superficially identical, they have distinct differences. Click HERE for a discussion of the differences among the three stamp varieties. |
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Ice (Snowflake) United States Scott 4101 39 cents |
Ice (Snowflake) United States Scott 4102 39 cents |
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Ice (Snowflake) United States Scott 4103 39 cents |
Ice (Snowflake) United States Scott 4104 39 cents |
Ice (Snowflake) United States Scott 4104a (4101-4104) Pane of 20 stamps |
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This set of 4 stamps shows photomicrographs of snowflakes (ice crystals) and was issued on 5 Oct 2006 as single-sided panes of 20 stamps containing 5 instances of each stamp. Attributes of the die-cut edges are used to distinguish individual stamps in the Scott 4101-4104 set from Scott 4105-4116: 1) All four edges of every individual stamp in the Scott 4101-4104 set are serpentine die-cut; and 2) The die-cut gauge is 11¼ by 11, which produces 12 die-cut peaks/valleys horizontally and 13 peaks/valleys vertically. Additionally, the baseline of "2006" is significantly lower than the baseline of "USA 39" on Scott 4104-4104. |
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Ice (Snowflake) United States Scott 4105 39 cents |
Ice (Snowflake) United States Scott 4106 39 cents |
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Ice (Snowflake) United States Scott 4107 39 cents |
Ice (Snowflake) United States Scott 4108 39 cents |
Ice (Snowflake) United States Scott 4108a (4105-4108) Booklet of 20 stamps - outside (top) and inside (bottom) |
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This set of 4 stamps shows photomicrographs of snowflakes (ice crystals) and was issued on 5 Oct 2006 as double-sided booklets of 20 stamps containing 5 instances of each stamp. Attributes of the die-cut edges are used to distinguish individual stamps in the Scott 4105-4108 set: 1) Every individual stamp in the Scott 4105-4108 set has one or two straight, die-cut edges; and 2) The serpentine die-cut gauge is 11¼ by 11½, which produces 12 die-cut peaks/valleys horizontally and 14 peaks/valleys vertically. Additionally, the baseline of "2006" is approximately the same the baseline of "USA 39" on Scott 4105-4108. |
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Ice (Snowflake) United States Scott 4109 39 cents |
Ice (Snowflake) United States Scott 4110 39 cents |
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Ice (Snowflake) United States Scott 4111 39 cents |
Ice (Snowflake) United States Scott 4112 39 cents |
Ice (Snowflake) United States Scott 4112a (4109-4112) Booklet of 20 stamps - outside (left) and inside (right) (shown significantly reduced) |
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This set of 4 stamps shows photomicrographs of snowflakes (ice crystals) and was issued on 5 Oct 2006 as single-sided booklets of 20 stamps containing 5 instances of each stamp. Attributes of the die-cut edges are used to distinguish individual stamps in the Scott 4109-4112 set: 1) Every individual stamp in the Scott 4109-4112 set has one or two straight, die-cut edges; and 2) The serpentine die-cut gauge is 11¼ by 11, which produces 12 die-cut peaks/valleys horizontally and 13 peaks/valleys vertically. Additionally, the baseline of "2006" is approximately the same the baseline of "USA 39" on Scott 4109-4112. |
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Ice (Snowflake) United States Scott 4113 39 cents |
Ice (Snowflake) United States Scott 4114 39 cents |
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Ice (Snowflake) United States Scott 4115 39 cents |
Ice (Snowflake) United States Scott 4116 39 cents |
Ice (Snowflake) United States Scott 4116a (4113-4116) ATM pane of 18 stamps - front (left) and back (right) (shown significantly reduced) |
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This set of 4 stamps shows photomicrographs of snowflakes (ice crystals) and was issued on 5 Oct 2006 as single-sided ATM panes of 18 stamps containing 5 instances of Scott 4113 and 4114, and 4 instances of Scott 4115 and 4116. Attributes of the die-cut edges are used to distinguish individual stamps in the Scott 4113-4116 set: 1) Every individual stamp in the Scott 4113-4116 set has zero, one, or two straight, die-cut edges; and 2) The serpentine die-cut gauge is 8 by 8, which produces 7 or 8 die-cut peaks/valleys horizontally and 8 or 9 peaks/valleys vertically. Additionally, the baseline of "2006" is approximately the same the baseline of "USA 39" on Scott 4109-4112. |
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