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2. Stamp prices just went up again. Here’s what the U.S. Postal ...

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   The Postal Service has operated in Washington state since the mid-1800s, right around the time that postal stamps were first introduced in 1847. There are 538 post offices in the state where ...

3. List of people on the postage stamps of the United States

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   This article lists people who have been featured on United States postage stamps, listed by their name, the year they were first featured on a stamp, and a short description of their notability. Since the United States Post Office (now United States Postal Service or USPS) issued its first stamp in 1847, over 4,000 stamps have been issued and ...

4. Postage stamps and postal history of the United States

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   Postal service in the United States began with the delivery of stampless letters whose cost was borne by the receiving person, later encompassed pre-paid letters carried by private mail carriers and provisional post offices, and culminated in a system of universal prepayment that required all letters to bear nationally issued adhesive postage stamps.

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

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   The Postal Service issued a stamp on April 16, 1984, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the National Archives, and including silhouettes of Lincoln and George Washington in the design. [29] On October 16, 1984, the Postal Service issued its 20¢ commemorative postage stamp commemorating the theme "A Nation of Readers".

6. Stock Up on Stamps Now: The USPS Announced Another ... - AOL

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   The United States Postal Service announced a big increase in the price of first class forever stamps. Stamp prices will increase from 68 cents to 73 cents beginning July 14. That's an over 7 ...

7. 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.