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The postal history of Puerto Rico began around 1518, at least for official mail, when Spain adopted general postal regulations; although the first documentation of Spanish postal regulations specific to the Caribbean was 1794. [1] The first postage stamps were issued 168 years ago for Puerto Rico and Cuba in 1856.
The Elvis Presley single, colloquially "Young Elvis", was a 29-cent first-class United States postage stamp first available on January 8, 1993. It was released as the first stamp from the Legends of American Music stamp series. The stamp's design was the subject of a postal vote conducted by US Postal Service between two candidates
Castle, Wilfrid T. F. Cyprus, 1353–1986: History, Postal History & Postage Stamps. London: Christie's-Robson Lowe/Cyprus Study Circle, 1987 ISBN 0-85397-418-7 546p. Frangoudis, Hermes St. Catalogue of Cyprus Stamps and Postal History 1845–2002. Athens: The Author, 2003 ISBN 9609205003 336p. Georgallis, C. and Spencer, M. Stamp Booklets 1962 ...
An 1880 stamp of the Gambia. This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of the Gambia. The Gambia is a country in West Africa surrounded by Senegal except for a short coastline on the Atlantic Ocean in the west. The Gambia River, from which the country takes its name, flows through it. The capital city is Banjul.
Specialised Stamp Catalogue of The Falkland Islands and Dependencies including postal history and cancellations, 1800–2013, with British Antarctic Territory. Stockholm: S. Heijtz, 2014 272p. Pirie, J. H. Harvey. Antarctic Posts and Stamps. Batley, Yorks.: Harry Hayes, 1975 71p. Vogel, Hal. Essence of polar philately. American Society of Polar ...
Sales of postage stamps are an important source of income for some countries whose stamp issues may exceed their postal needs, but have designs that appeal to many stamp collectors. Queen Victoria 's profile was a staple on 19th century stamps of the British Empire , shown here on a half-penny stamp of the Falkland Islands, 1891.
In 2006, the USPS applied for permission to issue a first-class postage stamp similar to non-denominated stamps, termed the "Forever stamp". [12] The first such stamp was unveiled on March 26, 2007, and went on sale April 12, 2007, for 41 cents (US$0.41). [ 13 ]
The 5-cent Franklin and the 10-cent Washington postage stamps issued in 1847 were the first postage stamps issued and authorized for nationwide postal duty by the U.S. Post Office. The firm of Rawdon, Wright, Hatch, and Edson of New York City were given a four-year contract to print the first U.S. postage stamps in 1847.