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2. Stamp collecting - Wikipedia

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   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 was produced by ...

3. Philately - Wikipedia

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   Philately ( / fɪˈlætəli /; 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. [1] While closely associated with stamp collecting and the study of postage, it is possible to be a philatelist without owning any stamps. [2]

4. 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.

5. The Stamp Specialist - Wikipedia

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   The Stamp Specialist is the title of a series of books on philatelic research written and edited for the advanced collector of postage stamps. Publisher [ edit ] The books were published by H. L. Lindquist , 2 West 46 Street, New York City .

6. Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made ...

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   154. Book illustrates private collection with no explanatory text. Karlen, Harvey M., editor. Chicago Postal History; selections that honor the collecting interests of Richard McP. Cabeen. Chicago: Collectors Club of Chicago, 1971. Chapter on independent mails, local posts, and express services circa 1840-82. Companies listed with dates of ...

7. S&H Green Stamps - Wikipedia

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   S&H Green Stamps. S&H Green Stamps. S&H Green Stamps was a line of trading stamps popular in the United States from 1896 until the late 1980s. They were distributed as part of a rewards program operated by the Sperry & Hutchinson company (S&H), founded in 1896 by Thomas Sperry and Shelley Byron Hutchinson. During the 1960s, the company issued ...