Top 10 Stamps We'd Buy If We Hit The Lottery

Just for fun, we thought we'd post some thoughts on the stamps we'd most like to buy if we got rich by hitting the lottery. Here's the countdown of our "top 10" stamp wants (if we could afford them):

10. US Scott # 122 - the 90 cent carmine & black Abraham Lincoln stamp issued in 1869.

It features the great wartime President who fought to hold our country together during the Civil War and who met an untimely death via assassination.

9. US Scott # 245 - the $5 Columbian Exposition stamp, issued in 1893, that features Christopher Columbus.

A stamp that was never intended for postal use, but we like it anyway. What we'd REALLY like is to find this stamp on a non-philatelic cover. Maybe a commercial cover.

8., 7. & 6. US Scott # C13-C15 - the complete Graf Zeppelin issue of 1930.

Beautiful stamps, what more can we say.

5. Canal Zone Scott #1 - the Map of Panama stamp issued in 1904.

The Panama Canal was a great engineering (and public health) achievement by the United States. We honor those achievements with this selection.

4. Canada Scott # 158 - the beautifully engraved Bluenose stamp issued in 1929.

One of the most beautiful stamps ever designed by any country, and a national symbol of Canada.

3. US Scott # CL1 - the "Buffalo Balloon" air post semi-official stamp issued in 1877.

Privately issued, very scarce, but a piece of early airmail history.

2. US Scott # 262 - the bright blue $2 James Madison stamp issued in 1894.

The father of the US Constitution, the last of the founding fathers to die, and President at a pivotal point in history.

1. US Scott # 292 - the $1 Western Cattle in Storm stamp from the Trans-Mississippi Exposition Issue of 1898.

A gorgeous stamp that reflects some of the struggles endured during the settlement of the Great West of the United States.