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2. Postage stamps and postal history of the United States

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   First Special Delivery stamp, 1885. In 1885 the Post Office established a Special Delivery service, issuing a ten-cent stamp depicting a running messenger, along with the wording "secures immediate delivery at a special delivery office." Initially, only 555 such offices existed but the following year all U. S. Post Offices were obliged to ...

3. Series of 1902 (United States postage stamps) - Wikipedia

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   Closer to 19th century tradition in the series of 1902 was its pantheon of celebrated Americans. Nine of the values—the 1¢, 2¢, 3¢, 6¢, 10¢, 15¢, 50¢, $2 and $5—depicted the same statesmen who had appeared on the corresponding denominations of the First Bureau Series. Moreover, on the 4¢ and 5¢ stamps, Lincoln and Grant merely ...

4. Washington Bicentennial stamps of 1932 - Wikipedia

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   The bicentennial stamps were first placed on sale January 1, 1932, at the post office in Washington, D.C. While the bicentennial issue presents many unfamiliar images of Washington, the Post Office took care to place the widely loved Gilbert Stuart portrait of the president on the 2-cent stamp, which satisfied the normal first-class letter rate and would therefore get the most use.

5. USPS releases hot rod stamps to speed up your delivery

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   The Post Office is also selling a framed 7-inch by 9-inch print of the art featured on the stamps for $19.95, through its website. ... Hot Rods Forever Stamps Limited-Edition on Sale at Post ...

6. List of postage stamps of Guernsey - Wikipedia

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   The first stamps issued by Guernsey were forced upon the island by the shortage of British stamps in 1941 during the German occupation of the Channel Islands. Guernsey Post has issued postage stamps in the Bailiwick of Guernsey since its creation in 1969 when the postal service was separated from the Royal Mail.

7. Check Your Attic: These Stamps Are Worth Millions - AOL

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   According to the New York Times, a plate block of four sold for $4.9 million at auction that day in 2021, about $2 million more than its last reported sale price. The misprinted stamp, which ...