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The postal services organised by the stagecoach companies, led by Mr. Lapido, issued on 1 October 1856 the so-called Diligencia (stagecoach stamp). This issue was intended for correspondence carried by stagecoach, solely for the domestic service. [ 2 ]
[34]: 50–159 The first miniature sheet of four stamp on stamp postage stamps was issued in 1972 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first Irish postage stamp. [ 34 ] : 50 This was followed by a four-stamp sheet to commemorate the bicentenary of the United States Declaration of Independence ; the stamps in this sheet were also available ...
Prepayment of postage became compulsory on 1 March 1858, [1] shortly after British postage stamps had been introduced in Malta. [14] In 1859, it was decided that a Malta postage stamp would be issued for local mail, [15] and the Halfpenny Yellow was subsequently issued on 1 December 1860. [1]
Since then almost all issues have "1st Local" stamps, and some have "2nd Local" stamps, rather than the previous "For Local Addresses Only". 1st Local stamps are valid for standard letters within Singapore up to 20 g, and 2nd Local stamps are valid for standard letters within Singapore up to 40 g.
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.
The United States Postal Service proposed a price increase for Forever stamps in July 2024, raising the cost from 68 to 73 cents. This follows an increase in January 2024 and marks the sixth increase since January 2021.
Pearson, Patrick and E.B. Proud, The Postal History of Iraq. Proud-Bailey, 1996 ISBN 1-872465-19-6. Armitage, Douglas & Robert Johnson. Iraq Postal History 1920s to 1940s. Rossiter Trust, May 2009. Stanley Gibbons Ltd: various catalogues. Encyclopaedia of Postal Authorities; Rossiter, Stuart & John Flower. The Stamp Atlas. London: Macdonald, 1986.
During the first seven weeks of the Civil War, the U.S. Post Office still delivered mail from the seceded states. Mail that was postmarked after the date of a state's admission into the Confederacy through May 31, 1861, and bearing U.S. (Union) postage is deemed to represent 'Confederate State Usage of U.S. Stamps'. i.e., Confederate covers franked with Union stamps. [4]