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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.
Scenes from American history, famous Americans, and traditional Christmas images are postage stamp themes frequently employing original artwork. The main references for the list are: National Postal Museum online database "Arago: Philately", [1] the Colnect Worldwide Stamp Catalog, [2] and the US Stamp Gallery.
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 ...
Los Angeles Fire Department Museum and Memorial: Various: Firefighting: Old Fire Station 27 is located on Cahuenga Boulevard in Hollywood, history of the department, antique equipment and fire engines; Old Fire Station 36 is located in San Pedro, also called the Harbor Museum Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum: Griffith Park: Railroad
The Spellman Museum was founded in 1961 to house and share the collection of Cardinal Francis Spellman. Cardinal Spellman was introduced to the world of stamps by seminarian Lawrence Killian prior to World War I, while they were at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, Italy. Cardinal Spellman used stamps as souvenirs, having them ...
75000434 [2] Added to NRHP. March 4, 1975. The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is the largest natural and historical museum in the western United States. [3] Its collections include nearly 35 million specimens and artifacts and cover 4.5 billion years of history.
United States Stamp Society. The United States Stamp Society (USSS) is the largest philatelic organization dedicated to the research and study of United States postage and revenue stamps. The Society is a non-profit collector-based organization with a world-wide membership of over 1700. The USSS is Affiliate #150 of the American Philatelic ...
The exhibit & Wednesday’s dedication. The centerpiece, of course, is the display holding the 11 million stamps. It’s a somber sight — a display a foot-and-a-half deep and 12 feet wide, with ...