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Showing posts with label Postal History. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Postal History. Show all posts

Monday, July 1, 2024

On this day in history, July 1, 1847, the US Post Office issues the first stamps

"...The two stamps came in two designs, one for each denomination. The five-cent stamp featured a picture of Benjamin Franklin, while...

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Old postal manuals found

Postal manuals from 1940s donated to national museum "...Buried in the corner of an unused closet for at least 35 years, the book was ...

Saturday, August 25, 2012

The postal service brought radical change to American retailing

How the postal service revolutionized American retailing "...at a time when Americans were increasingly attentive to the way high dist...

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Mary Fields biography - Postal History

Mary Fields "...In 1895 she found a job that suited her, as a U.S. mail coach driver for the Cascade County region of central Montana....

Monday, October 6, 2008

Postal Savings Bank ...a bit of Postal History

Mailing Our Way to Solvency "...In 1910, Congress created a postal savings system. The Post Office offered small savings accounts to in...

Saturday, March 8, 2008

Philatelist Passes: Harvey Karlen

Harvey Karlen: 1918 - 2008: Expert on city's postal history "... Among his books were "Chicago's Mail: An Anthology of Po...

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