5¢ Beacon, PLT NO. STRIP of 3, two perf separations, LH in margin only (F) 12.00 696 ...
Figure 5. This Beacon airmail stamp is being inserted into the bottom half of a split-back mount. The top flap of the mount is held out of the way to allow insertion.
Beacon stamp: the U.S. 5¢ Beacon airmail stamps of 1928. Beaconsfield Post: United Kingdom strike local post, 1971. Beaded oval: term applied to group of stamps issued for Colony of Victoria, 1860-63. Beamte(r): (Ger.) official.
Women were few and far between and when they did collect it was gender appropriate, like ladies' covers or a flower topical. Men collected the airmail covers, though there was a survey that determined that the Beacon airmail stamp of 1928 was the ...
See also: Strip, Stamp, Variety, Airmail, Margin
 
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