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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. Canadian definitive postage stamps - Wikipedia

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   Canadian definitive postage stamps. Canada Post has issued several definitive stamps series since the Dominion of Canada was formed in 1867 featuring both novel and recurring themes. See Postage stamps and postal history of Canada for an overview and for history prior to federation. Details of stamp issues have been collected and published in ...

4. Revenue stamps of Canada - Wikipedia

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   Revenue stamps of Canada. A set of Canadian electricity and gas inspection stamps from 1930. Canada issued revenue stamps from 1864 to 2005. In addition to national issues, the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec (Lower Canada), Saskatchewan and Yukon ...

5. History of United States postage rates - Wikipedia

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   However, this legislation was set to expire in April 2016. As a result, the Post Office retained one cent of the price change as a previously allotted adjustment for inflation, but the price of a first-class stamp became 47 cents: for the first time in 97 years (and for the fourth time in the agency's history) the price of a stamp decreased.

6. As Another Price Hike Looms, Here's Why the Cost of Stamps ...

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   In July 2022, the price of a Forever stamp was raised to 60 cents, and on Jan. 22, 2023, it was raised to 63 cents. As the U.S. Postal Service continued to find its way out of a $1 billion debt ...

7. Precancel - Wikipedia

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   Precancel. U.S. 2¢ stamp of 1938 with New York precancel, Scott No. 806, PSS type 71. A precanceled stamp, or precancel for short, is a postage stamp that has been legitimately cancelled before being affixed to mail. [1] [2] A number of nations of the world use precancels, typically in the form of an overprint on definitive series stamps.

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

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   It just got a little more expensive to send mail in Washington state — and across the U.S. As of July 10, the United States Postal Service’s first-class mail “forever” stamps — commonly ...

9. Canada 2c Large Queen on laid paper - Wikipedia

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   2c. Estimated value. US $ 125-250,000. The 2¢ Large Queen on laid paper is the rarest postage stamp of Canada. [citation needed] Printed in 1868, it was not discovered until 1925, and so far only three have been found, all used. Many more could exist as at least one sheet must have been printed, and possibly many sheets; however, they may all ...