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2. Postage stamps and postal history of the United States

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   Benjamin Franklin — George Washington The First U.S. Postage Stamps, issued 1847. The first stamp issues were authorized by an act of Congress and approved on March 3, 1847.[ 20] The earliest known use of the Franklin 5¢ is July 7, 1847, while the earliest known use of the Washington 10¢ is July 2, 1847.

3. History of United States postage rates - Wikipedia

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   Postal rates to 1847. Initial United States postage rates were set by Congress as part of the Postal Service Act signed into law by President George Washington on February 20, 1792. The postal rate varied according to "distance zone", the distance a letter was to be carried from the post office where it entered the mail to its final destination.

4. Presidents of the United States on U.S. postage stamps

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   The Postal Service issued a 20-stamp sheet of 32-cent Civil War stamps on June 29, 1995, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Designed by Mark Hess of Katonah, New York, the stamps are the second installment of the Classic Collection. [citation needed] This issue depicts Lincoln with the Capitol under reconstruction in the background. Text about ...

5. Here's Where to Buy Stamps for Cheap - AOL

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   A full-cost book of 20 Forever stamps costs $11.60 (58 cents each). The cost will rise to $12 a book (60 cents each) July 10. ... You can find postage stamps at full retail price at several ...

6. Celebrate the Century - Wikipedia

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   1900s to 1940s. 33¢ x 15 ($4.95) 1950s to 1990s. Estimated value. About $150 for all the sheets [ 7] Celebrate the Century is the name of a series of postage stamps made by the United States Postal Service featuring images recalling various important events in the 20th century in the United States. [ 8] Ten of these sheets were issued, with ...

7. List of British postage stamps - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of British postage stamps issued by the Royal Mail postal service of the United Kingdom, normally referred to in philatelic circles as Great Britain. This list should be consistent with printed publications, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and cite sources of any deviation (e.g., magazine issue listing newly found variations).