US Postage Stamps

This series of stamps postage were issued to replace the regular issue of adhesive stamps, known as the “Series of 1902“. Description follows: For the […]

A new series of postage stamps to commemorate the founding of Jamestown, the tercentennial of which was celebrated during 1907, was issued beginning April 25, […]

Beginning April 21, a series of postage stamps to commemorate the Louisiana purchase was issued for sale during the term of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, […]

This series of postage stamps, known as the 1902 series, was issued to replace the series of 1894. After the new 2-cent stamp was issued […]

The stamps of this series were placed on sale at post offices May 1, 1901, and were withdrawn from sale October 31, 1901, the dates […]

The issue of these stamps began June 10 and ceased December 31. 1898. The engraved surface of these stamps is 7/8 by 1 and 11/32 […]

On February 1, 1895, a new series of these stamps was introduced, retaining the central allegorical illustrations, reduced and surrounded by new designs by the […]

The dimensions of the postage-due stamps were lessened when the Treasury Department assumed the manufacture of stamps state in 1894, and the color was deepened […]

Those stamps given in italics were changed in color only, as shown in the next line below that italicized. Prior to July 18, 1894, there […]

As the special-delivery stamp closely resembled the 1-cent and 4-cent Columbian stamps, giving rise to mistakes in the payment of postage and the treatment of […]