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2. Postage stamps and postal history of Canada - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

3. Postage stamps and postal history of British Columbia

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   In 1862, Vancouver Island switched to decimal currency, and sold the unified stamp for 5 cents. It first issued its own 5- and 10-cent stamps in September 1865. In June 1864, British Columbia increased its postal rate to 3 pence, selling the unified stamp for 3d until its own stamps became available in November 1865.

4. History of United States postage rates - Wikipedia

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   The ship fee, including the ship rate on letters for delivery at the port of entry, were on a per letter basis, rather than weight. The United States issued its first postage stamps in 1847. Before that time, the letters' rates, dates, and origins were written by hand or sometimes in combination with a handstamp device. [1]

5. Stamp prices just went up again. Here’s what the U.S. Postal ...

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   Postcard stamps increased to 44 cents from 40 cents and the cost to ship international letters increased 10 cents to $1.40, ... right around the time that postal stamps were first introduced in 1847.

6. US Postal Service hikes stamp prices again. Here’s ... - AOL

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   Postcard stamps increased to 44 cents from 40 cents and the cost to ship international letters ... at any time. That means people with forever stamps purchased before Sunday are saving 2 cents a ...

7. Non-denominated postage - Wikipedia

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   The first United States non-denominated postage stamp, issued in 1975, was valued at 10 cents. Non-denominated postage is a postage stamp intended to meet a certain postage rate, but printed without the denomination, the price for that rate. They may retain full validity for the intended rate, regardless of later rate changes, or they may ...

8. Twice This Year Already: Why the Cost of a Stamp Keeps Rising

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   The U.S. Postal Service is raising postage costs for the second time this year. On July 9, the price of a first-class stamp will rise to 66 cents from 63 cents. In January, the price of first ...

9. Postage stamps and postal history of the United States

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   On January 26, 2014, the postal service raised the price of First-class postage stamps to 49 cents. Rates for other mail, including postcards and packages, also increased. [52] Starting in 2005, the USPS offered customers the ability to design and purchase custom stamps, which were offered through third-party providers, like Stamps.com and Zazzle.