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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.
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 ...
Since at least the early 1980s, the price of a stamp has closely followed the consumer price index. The large jumps in the early 1900s are because a change by a single penny was significant compared to the cost of the stamp. For example, the price increase from $0.02 to $0.03 on July 6, 1932, was a 50% increase in cost.
The decade of the '50s conjures up images of sock hops and hula hoops — and some 1950s names that, like poodle skirts, have fallen out of fashion. ... Top 25 baby girl names during the 1950s ...
A Moroccan stamp, dating to the early 20th century. The inscription in Arabic mentions the price of the stamp, 5 mouzouna, which is a subdivision of the Hassani Rial, the local Moroccan currency used in the 19th and early 20th century. A French stamp surcharged for the French Post Office in Morocco, 1891
(Top) 1 1950. 2 1951. 3 1952. 4 1953. 5 1954. 6 1955. 7 1956. 8 1957. 9 1958. ... These are the most popular given names in the United States for all years of the ...
The girls began acting strangely, leading the Puritan community to suspect that the girls were victims of witchcraft. The girls named three townswomen as witches – Tituba, Sarah Good, and Sarah Osbourne; Tituba confessed to having seen the devil and also stated that there was a coven of witches in the Salem Village area. The other two women ...
The postal and philatelic history of Canada concerns postage of the territories which have formed Canada. Before Canadian confederation, the colonies of British Columbia and Vancouver Island, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Newfoundland issued stamps in their own names. The postal history falls into four major periods ...