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The Postal Service announced its commemorative stamp as "Jeopardy!," currently hosted by Ken Jennings, celebrates its 60th anniversary. The stamps won't be available until July 22 but can be pre ...
Postage stamps and postal history of the United States; Postage stamps and postal history of the Confederate States; References. United States Postal Service (2008). The Postal Service Guide to U.S. Stamps (35th ed.). Washington, D.C.: HarperResource. ISBN 978-0-06-166263-8. Kloetzell, James E., ed. (2005). 2006 Scott Standard Postage Stamp ...
A new forever postage stamp bearing the portrait of former first lady Betty Ford was unveiled Wednesday afternoon in the East Room of the White House. Ford, who died in 2011, was an advocate for ...
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.
On September 25, 2013, the USPS announced a 3-cent increase in the First Class postal rate, effective January 26, 2014, increasing the price of a stamp to 49 cents. Bulk mail, periodicals, and package service rates were also increased by 6 percent. A loss of US$5 billion during the 2013 fiscal year was the reason given for the increase.
The U.S. Postal Service on Friday rolled out its latest special edition postage stamps, paying homage to a tradition with global roots that has evolved over centuries to become a universal symbol ...
The Americana series was a series of United States definitive postage stamps issued between 1975 and 1981. Denominations ranged from one cent to five dollars. It superseded the Prominent Americans series, and was in turn superseded by the Great Americans series and the Transportation coils. The series consisted of twenty stamps issued in sheets ...
Show comments. The late congressman and civil rights giant John Lewis will be honored with a postage stamp in 2023, the U.S. Postal Service announced Tuesday. The design for the stamp uses a ...