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2. Self-adhesive stamp - Wikipedia

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   Self-adhesive stamp. A self-adhesive stamp is a postage stamp with a pressure-sensitive adhesive that does not require moistening in order to adhere to paper. They are usually issued on a removable backing paper. Stamp collectors have criticized the format, because the rubber-based adhesive used tends to yellow the stamps progressively.

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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   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. United States Postal Service. The Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 established the postage rates, which have been set by the Postal Regulatory Commission.

5. New York Postmaster's Provisional - Wikipedia

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   New York Postmaster's Provisional. The New York Postmaster's Provisional is, as its designation implies, a postage stamp provided by the New York Post Office to facilitate the prepayment of mail at a time when the United States had not yet issued postage stamps for national use. Placed on sale on July 14, 1845, this was the nation's first ...

6. Penny Black - Wikipedia

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   Estimated value. £40–£1000s [a] The Penny Black was the world's first adhesive postage stamp used in a public postal system. It was first issued in the United Kingdom on 1 May 1840 but was not valid for use until 6 May. The stamp features a profile of Queen Victoria . In 1837, British postal rates were high, complex and anomalous.

7. Penny Black: ‘First’ piece of mail sent using a stamp could ...

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   The first known piece of mail sent using a prepaid stamp — “one of the greatest leaps forward in human communication” — could fetch between $1.5 million and $2.5 million when it comes up ...