13¢ Declaration of Independence, LL (actually only #1693 & 1694 in this block of four)
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Figure 1. The 1869 United States 24¢ Declaration of Independence stamp (Scott 120). Click on image to enlarge.
Figure 2. The U.S. 42¢ Arizona Flag coil stamp issued June 14. Click on image to enlarge.
Declaration of Independence, an Action Comics 1 and a Stradivarius violin all of which he throws away not knowing their value, then comes across a full sheet of Inverted Jennys in the 5 cent box at a local swap meet.
The first postal commemorative in the U.S. wasn't even a stamp, it was an envelope picturing modes of mail delivery. Issued in 1876, the three cent envelope commemorated the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
 See also: Stamp, Cover, Hinge, Mint, Hinged
  
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