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2. 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.

3. National Philatelic Collection (United States) - Wikipedia

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   The National Philatelic Collection is a collection of nearly six million postage stamps, revenue stamps, and related items, owned by the United States Government and managed by the Smithsonian Institution. It is housed within the National Postal Museum and a portion of the collection is on display in the museum's National Stamp Salon.

4. Stamp collecting - Wikipedia

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   Stamp collecting. Stamp collecting is the collecting of postage stamps and related objects. It is an area of philately, which is the study (or combined study and collection) of stamps. It has been one of the world's most popular hobbies since the late nineteenth century with the rapid growth of the postal service, [1] as a stream of new stamps ...

5. List of most expensive philatelic items - Wikipedia

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   List of most expensive philatelic items. This is a list of the highest known prices paid for philatelic items, including stamps and covers. The current record price for a single stamp is US$ 9,480,000 paid for the British Guiana 1c magenta. [1] [2]

6. Philately - Wikipedia

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   Philately (/ f ɪ ˈ l æ t əl i /; fih-LAT-ə-lee) is the study of postage stamps and postal history. It also refers to the collection and appreciation of stamps and other philatelic products. While closely associated with stamp collecting and the study of postage, it is possible to be a philatelist without owning any stamps.

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

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   Among the most definitive is George Washington, whose engraving (along with that of Benjamin Franklin) appeared on the first U.S. Postage stamps released by the U.S. Post Office, on July 1 of 1847. Thomas Jefferson first appeared on U.S. postage in March 1856, nine years after the first issues were released.