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  2. Postage stamps and postal history of the United States

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    The 1-cent drop-letter rate was also restored, and Post Office plans did not at first include a stamp for it; later, however, an essay for a 6-cent Franklin double-weight stamp was converted into a drop-letter value. Along with this 1¢ stamp, the post office initially issued only two additional denominations in the series of 1851: 3¢ and 12 ...

  3. Postage stamps and postal history of the Confederate States

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    In 1863, a new 2¢ Jackson design appeared, engraved in steel by Frederick Halpin (1805–1880) and printed by Archer & Daly in pale red. A second printing appeared in brown red. Line-engraving would be employed in all subsequent Confederate stamps. Also in 1863, a 10-cent stamp was released bearing the profile of Jefferson Davis in blue.

  4. Presidents of the United States on U.S. postage stamps

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    Among the most definitive is George Washington, whose engraving (along with that of Benjamin Franklin) appeared on the first U.S. Postage stamps released by the U.S. Post Office, on July 1 of 1847. Thomas Jefferson first appeared on U.S. postage in March 1856, nine years after the first issues were released.

  5. Z Grill - Wikipedia

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    1-cent US. Estimated value. US $ 4,400,000 (2024) The Benjamin Franklin Z Grill, or simply "Z-Grill", is a 1-cent postage stamp issued by the United States Postal Service in February 1868 depicting Benjamin Franklin. While stamps of this design were the common 1-cent stamps of the 1860s, the Z-Grill is distinguished by having the so-called "Z ...

  6. 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.

  7. British Guiana 1c magenta - Wikipedia

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    US$8,307,000 (last sale, 8 June 2021, including buyer's premium) [1] [2] The British Guiana 1c magenta is regarded by many philatelists as the world's most famous rare stamp. [3] [4] It was issued in limited numbers in British Guiana (now Guyana) in 1856, and only one specimen is now known to exist. It is the only major postage stamp ever ...

  8. Elvis Presley single - Wikipedia

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    Elvis Presley. No. printed. 517,000,000 [ 1] Face value. 29¢ per stamp. The Elvis Presley single, colloquially " Young Elvis ", was a 29-cent first-class United States postage stamp first available on January 8, 1993. It was released as the first stamp from the Legends of American Music stamp series. The stamp's design was the subject of a ...

  9. Washington Bicentennial stamps of 1932 - Wikipedia

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    The bicentennial stamps were first placed on sale January 1, 1932, at the post office in Washington, D.C. While the bicentennial issue presents many unfamiliar images of Washington, the Post Office took care to place the widely loved Gilbert Stuart portrait of the president on the 2-cent stamp, which satisfied the normal first-class letter rate and would therefore get the most use.

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