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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.
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 ...
The Washington–Franklin Issues are a series of definitive U.S. Postage stamps depicting George Washington and Benjamin Franklin, issued by the U.S. Post Office between 1908 and 1922. The distinctive feature of this issue is that it employs only two engraved heads set in ovals—Washington and Franklin in full profile—and replicates one or ...
Postage stamps. The first Orange Free State stamps were issued in 1868. The sole design used was an orange tree, with the inscription "Oranje Vrij Staat" in the margin. The stamps were typographed by De La Rue and Company, and came in denominations from one penny to five shillings, in various colours. Periodic shortages forced the use of ...
Embossed red serial on white plate; "CITY" over "BUS" at left, "WISCONSIN 1940" at top, "AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND" at bottom. 1 A. Coded by weight class. Embossed white serial on dark blue plate with border line; "CITY" over "BUS" at left, "WISCONSIN 1940" at top, "EXP. 3-31-40" at bottom. It is unknown what this plate was used for, other than it is ...
Liberty Issue. The Liberty issue was a definitive series of postage stamps issued by the United States between 1954 and 1965. It offered twenty-four denominations, ranging from a half-cent issue showing Benjamin Franklin to a five dollar issue depicting Alexander Hamilton. However, in a notable departure from all definitive series since 1870 ...
Embossed blue serial on yellow plate; vertical "WIS" at left, vertical "1931" at left. 1234. 1 to approximately 5200. Motorcycle version also available. Trailer. Embossed red serial on cream plate; "30" over "31" at left, vertical "TRALR" between date and serial; vertical "WIS" at right. A 12.
Farm. Embossed white serial on brown plate with border line; "40 FARM TR'K 41" at bottom, vertical "WIS" at right. 12-345. 1 to approximately 64-000. Motorcycle. Embossed black serial on golden yellow plate with border line; "WIS 1941" at top. 1234. 1 to approximately 3400.