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  2. War savings stamps of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The United States Treasury Department issued its first war savings stamps in late 1917 in order to help pay for the costs incurred through involvement in World War I. The estimated cost of World War I for the United States was approximately $32 billion, and by the end of the war, the United States government had issued a total of $26.4 billion ...

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

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    On November 17, 1938, the Post Office issued the 5-dollar value of the Presidential Issue, featuring Coolidge. [1] The model for this engraving was taken from a medal struck by John R. Sinnock of the U.S. Mint. Among the Presidential Issues this stamp is the most difficult to find on cover. [7]

  4. United States Postal Savings System - Wikipedia

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    A certificate of a $5 deposit in the United States Postal Savings System issued on September 10, 1932. The United States Postal Savings System was a postal savings system signed into law by President William Howard Taft and operated by the United States Post Office Department, predecessor of the United States Postal Service, from January 1, 1911, until July 1, 1967.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. Post Office stamp prices are on the rise. What changes you ...

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    The "additional ounce price" for single-piece First-Class mail letters, which is going up to 28 cents from 24 cents — 27 cents up to the first 4 ounces, 28 cents for an additional 4-9 ounces and ...

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