FREE: US MINT NH SCOTT'S # 1014 Johannes Gutenberg

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US MINT NH SCOTT'S # 1014
Johannes Gutenberg
Date Issued: 1952-09-30
Postage Value: 3 cents

Commemorative issue
Gutenberg Bible 500th anniversary
Johannes Gutenberg
Johannes Gutenberg's first job was with a goldsmith at Strasbourg, Germany. He began a printing operation in the 1430s, and legend says he and his partners were working on a secret invention of movable type. A partner died, and following an attempt at legal action, Gutenberg returned to his native Mainz. There he demonstrated movable type, an idea he obtained from a type of printing used in making playing cards and prints from woodblocks. With financial support from Johann Fust, Gutenberg produced the "42-line Bible," which had 42 lines per column. The project was completed in 1456.
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mint stamp gum

: unused - a stamp that is not cancelled (used) , yet has had all the original gum removed. on early u.s. issues this is the condition that the majority of mint stamps exist in , as early collectors often soaked the gum off their stamps to avoid the possibility of gum drying and splitting

original gum (og) - a stamp that still retains the adhesive applied when the stamp was made, yet has been hinged or has had some of gum removed.

never hinged (nh) - a stamp that is in " post office " condition with full gum that has never been hinged .