4404-05 - 2009 44c Love Series: King and Queen of Hearts - Mystic Stamp Company
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On May 8, 2009, in Washington, DC, the US Postal Service issued a 44-cent Love: King and Queen of Hearts definitive stamp with two different designs
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Love: King & Queen of Hearts Booklet of Twenty 44 Cents Stamps Scott 4404-05
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YS2009 - 2009 Commemorative Stamp Year Set - Mystic Stamp Company
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4405 - 2009 44c Love Series: Queen of Hearts - Mystic Stamp Company
Love King & Queen of Hearts, MNH 44 cent sheet of 20. Issued in 2009.
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4404-05 Love King & Queens of Hearts MNH 44 c Sheet of 20 FV $8.80 2009
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10 King and Queen of Hearts Love Stamps Unused Postage USPS 2009 44c
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4433 - 2009 44c Hanukkah - Mystic Stamp Company
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STAMP US SCOTT 4404 Love, King of Hearts 44 CENT 2009 MNH
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Love: King & Queen of Hearts Booklet of Twenty 44 Cents Stamps Scott 4404-05 : Office Products
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