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American Icon Stamps: What They Are and Why They Matter to Collectors

American icon stamps are definitive stamps issued by the United States Postal Service that depict widely recognized people, symbols, or themes central to U.S. history and cultur...

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The First Stamp Price: What the Original Postal Rate Was and Why It Matters

The first stamp price in the United States was set by Congress in 1845, establishing a uniform postal rate that depended on distance. When the adhesive stamps appeared in 1847,...

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