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This article lists people who have been featured on United States postage stamps, listed by their name, the year they were first featured on a stamp, and a short description of their notability. Since the United States Post Office (now United States Postal Service or USPS) issued its first stamp in 1847, over 4,000 stamps have been issued and ...
In God We Trust. " In God We Trust " (also rendered as " In God we trust ") is the official motto of the United States [ 1][ 2][ 3] as well as the motto of the U.S. state of Florida, along with the nation of Nicaragua ( Spanish: En Dios confiamos ). [ 4][ 5] It was adopted by the U.S. Congress in 1956, replacing E pluribus unum ("Out of many ...
Commemorative stamp. A commemorative stamp is a postage stamp, often issued on a significant date such as an anniversary, to honor or commemorate a place, event, person, or object. The subject of the commemorative stamp is usually spelled out in print, unlike definitive stamps which normally depict the subject along with the denomination and ...
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.
The abbreviation NOLA in the clue is an indication that the answer will be an abbreviation. St. Charles AVE. in New Orleans is one of the main parade routes during the annual Mardi Gras celebration.
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.
ATHLETES' PARADE: The first word of each theme answer is a type of ATHLETE. Today's PARADE features a BREAKER, BOXER, and SAILOR. I have enjoyed the Olympic-themed puzzles that we've seen during ...
Among the most definitive is George Washington, whose engraving (along with that of Benjamin Franklin) appeared on the first U.S. Postage stamps released by the U.S. Post Office, on July 1 of 1847. Thomas Jefferson first appeared on U.S. postage in March 1856, nine years after the first issues were released.