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The first stamps of Singapore were issued on 1 September 1948 [8] and were similar to stamps of the Straits Settlements, but inscribed SINGAPORE at the foot. [9] Stamps were issued for the omnibus series of the Royal Silver Wedding (1948), the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union (1949) and the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II (1953). [9]
The whole establishment of the post office in the 1830s consisted of one European clerk, one local writer and a peon. To cope with the increasing volume of mail, the Post Office, then known as the Singapore Post Office, later General Post Office, was moved in 1854 to its own building near the Town Hall by the side of the Singapore River.
In 1892, key plate stamps went on sale, a number of them printed in two colours. A notable feature of this issue is the $5 stamp issued in 1898. The accession of King Edward VII necessitated new stamps in 1902, still in a key plate design, supplemented in 1903 with a design using oval vignette.
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In 2006, the USPS applied for permission to issue a first-class postage stamp similar to non-denominated stamps, termed the "Forever stamp". [12] The first such stamp was unveiled on March 26, 2007, and went on sale April 12, 2007, for 41 cents (US$0.41). [13] Termed the "Liberty Bell" stamp, it was marked "USA first-class forever".
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. [32]
All price changes will need approval from the Postal Service’s Board of Governors. In this photo illustration, U.S. Postal Service (USPS) forever stamps are seen on envelopes on April 11, 2023 ...
After increasing the price of a first-class postage stamp to 68 cents in January, the U.S. Postal Service is planning to increase the cost again in the coming days.. The USPS will bump the cost of ...