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The Regular Issues of 1922–1931 were a series of 27 U.S. postage stamps issued for general everyday use by the U.S. Post Office. Unlike the definitives previously in use, which presented only a Washington or Franklin image, each of these definitive stamps depicted a different president or other subject, with Washington and Franklin each confined to a single denomination.
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Indonesia. Indonesia is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania , consisting of 17,508 islands . With a population of nearly 280 million people, it is the world's fourth most populated country.
The first Queen Elizabeth issue was for the 1953 Coronation, followed by a pictorial definitive issued 1 month later. Issues were mainly commemorative or omnibus . On 12 October 1961, four Tristan da Cunha stamps were overprinted "ST.
Chapter 4: Shaping National Identity with Commemoratives, 1920s–30s (2006) "Viewing American Stamps" George Mason University. Viewed February 22, 2014. Charles, Harry K., "American Civil War Postage Due: North and South", Postal History Symposium, Nov. 2012. Viewed February 19, 2014. Dodson, Larry (2006).
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Togo. Togo is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea , on which the capital Lomé is located.
The U.S. Postal Service issued a commemorative, 22-cent postage stamp honoring Sojourner Truth in 1986. [ 16 ] [ 101 ] The original artwork was created by Jerry Pinkney , and features a double portrait of Truth.
On 3 June 1949, Wesley A. Brown, the sixth African-American to enter the academy, [22] became the first to graduate, followed several years later by Lawrence Chambers, who became the first African-American graduate to make flag rank. [47] The 1950 Navy fencing team won the NCAA national championship.
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.