22c Seashell Stamps - Pack of 10

Ten 22c Seashell Stamps | Two Sets of 5 Different Designs
Issued: April 4, 1985
Scott Catalog #2117-21

10 Mint, unused postage stamps with original gum as issued by the Post Office. These stamps are genuine and valid to use as postage for current mailing. Be sure to use enough total postage to meet the current postal rate for the item you are mailing.

Great for special mailings like weddings, birthdays, valentines, and events. Also good to use for scrapbooking or displaying in a small picture frame. It's a miniature work of art.

About this stamp:
This booklet was the first time the USPS featured seashells. Collected for their beauty and rarity, shells were once used as tools and currency. American Indians used shells, called wampum, for money. The more colorful the shell, the more valuable the wampum. Polished shells were also used for ornamental beadwork on their clothing.

The five shells pictured on these stamps are all found in North American waters. These stamps were issued in booklet panes of 10 with two each of the five different seashells featured.