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  2. Postage stamps and postal history of La Agüera - Wikipedia

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    A 1922 stamp of La Aguera. In June 1920, Spain issued postage stamps of its existing colony Río de Oro overprinted "LA AGÜERA", and followed those up in 1922 with a series portraying King Alfonso XIII and inscribed "SAHARA OCCIDENTAL / LA AGÜERA". [1] These were superseded in 1924 by stamps of Spanish Sahara, as La Güera was incorporated to ...

  3. Postage stamps and postal history of the United States

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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.

  4. 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 ...

  5. Raymond Henry Weill - Wikipedia

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    The Weill brothers were regarded in the philatelic world as being honest, reputable, and generous. They supported their local stamp club, the Crescent City Stamp Club, as well as national philatelic organizations. One of the rarest American stamps is the "inverted Curtis Jenny" 24 cent airmail stamp of 1918, listed in the Scott catalog as C3a.

  6. The Historic New Orleans Collection - Wikipedia

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    President. Daniel Hammer. Website. www.hnoc.org. The Historic New Orleans Collection (THNOC) is a museum, research center, and publisher dedicated to the study and preservation of the history and culture of New Orleans and the Gulf South region of the United States. It is located in New Orleans' French Quarter.

  7. It Ain't My Fault (Silkk the Shocker song) - Wikipedia

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    Master P ( exec.) Craig B. (exec.) " It Ain't My Fault " is the second single released from rapper Silkk the Shocker 's second album, Charge It 2 da Game. Produced by Craig B., the song features a verse and chorus from label-mate Mystikal and samples the New Orleans jazz standard "It Ain't My Fault" written by Smokey Johnson and Wardell Quezergue.

  8. City of New Orleans (song) - Wikipedia

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    Steve Goodman. Producer (s) Kris Kristofferson, Norbert Putnam. " City of New Orleans " is a country folk song written by Steve Goodman (and first recorded for Goodman's self-titled 1971 album ), describing a train ride from Chicago to New Orleans on the Illinois Central Railroad 's City of New Orleans in bittersweet and nostalgic terms.

  9. New Orleans (Gary U.S. Bonds song) - Wikipedia

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    New Orleans (Gary U.S. Bonds song) " New Orleans " is a song written by Frank Guida and Joseph Royster and performed by Gary U.S. Bonds. It was featured on his 1961 album Dance 'Til Quarter to Three with U.S. Bonds. [2] Frank Guida also produced the track. [3] Backing was provided by Gene Barge's group The Church Street Five .