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An illustrated description of all United States postage and special service stamps issued by the Post Office Department from July 1, 1847, to December 31, 1959
The discontinuance of distinctive parcel-post stamps made it necessary to issue five new denominations of ordinary stamps to take their place. The new stamps are […]
The parcel-post postage-due stamps are of the same size as the parcel-post postage stamps. The color is green for all denominations. In a horizontal panel […]
The act of Congress approved August 24, 1912, making appropriations for the Postal Service for the fiscal year 1913. contain- the following provisions as to […]
This series of postage stamps, issued to commemorate the opening of the Panama Canal and the discovery of the Pacific Ocean, comprises four denominations, 1, […]
Changes in design and color The postage stamps of the 1908 issue while possessing high artistic merit, have given considerable trouble to the public and […]
This stamp, of 10-cent denomination, was originated by the Postmaster General to prepay registry fees. It is of special design, in order to identify mail […]
The act of Congress approved June 25, 1910, establishing postal savings depositories, provides: “Sec. 2. That the Postmaster General is hereby directed to prepare and […]
The tercentenary of the discovery of the Hudson River and the centennial of its first navigation by steam, which was celebrated in 1909, was also […]
To commemorate the development of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Territory, which was celebrated by an exposition at Seattle, Wash., in 1909, the Department issued a postage stamp […]
On January 22, 1909, Congress adopted a joint resolution reading: “Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United. The states of America […]
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