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  2. Postage stamps and postal history of Singapore - Wikipedia

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    History. 1892 Straits Settlements stamp. A postal service had been available in Singapore since the contemporary city was founded by Stamford Raffles in 1819. Postal services were first directly organised in Singapore in 1826, and from 1829 rectangular postmarks began to be used on local correspondence.

  3. Timeline of Singaporean history - Wikipedia

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    Statue of Stamford Raffles, the first British governor of Singapore This is a timeline of Singaporean history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Singapore and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Singapore. See also the list of years in Singapore. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy ...

  4. Postal codes in Singapore - Wikipedia

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    Singapore 52 0 147. Blk 147 Tampines Avenue 5. Singapore 52 1 147. Similarly, for a HDB residential block sharing the same number as another block in the same postal sector, but have an added suffix behind are differentiated by their postal codes as follows: Blk 150 Bishan Street 11. Singapore 57 0 150.

  5. Visa policy of mainland China - Wikipedia

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    The visa policy of mainland China deals with the requirements which a foreign national wishing to enter the mainland of the People's Republic of China must meet to obtain a visa from one of the Chinese diplomatic missions, which is a permit to travel to, enter, and remain in the country. Visa exemptions are based on bilateral agreements and ...

  6. History of United States postage rates - Wikipedia

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    Postal rates to 1847. Initial United States postage rates were set by Congress as part of the Postal Service Act signed into law by President George Washington on February 20, 1792. The postal rate varied according to "distance zone", the distance a letter was to be carried from the post office where it entered the mail to its final destination.

  7. Reserves of the Government of Singapore - Wikipedia

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    As of 2023, the total size of the reserves has been estimated to be at least S$ 2.5 trillion (2024) ( US$ 1.87 trillion ), based on publicly available data from GIC, [a] Temasek, [b] MAS, [c] and CPF, [d] among others. It is generally assumed that Singapore's reserves are far-reaching and significant. However, the Government has consistently ...

  8. Next Singaporean general election - Wikipedia

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    [18] [19] The date was confirmed as 15 May 2024 in an announcement on 15 April 2024; Lee stepped down his post and passed his premier to Wong on that day. [20] The new cabinet was also announced, with Gan Kim Yong promoted as the next-in-line Deputy Prime Minister and Lee conferred as a Senior Minister, [ 21 ] though changes to the cabinet were ...

  9. Twice This Year Already: Why the Cost of a Stamp Keeps Rising

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    Signed, Sealed, Delivered. The U.S. Postal Service is raising postage costs for the second time this year. On July 9, the price of a first-class stamp will rise to 66 cents from 63 cents.