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  2. Washington Bicentennial stamps of 1932 - Wikipedia

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    The bicentennial stamps were first placed on sale January 1, 1932, at the post office in Washington, D.C. While the bicentennial issue presents many unfamiliar images of Washington, the Post Office took care to place the widely loved Gilbert Stuart portrait of the president on the 2-cent stamp, which satisfied the normal first-class letter rate and would therefore get the most use.

  3. Self-adhesive stamp - Wikipedia

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    The Royal Mail first issued self-adhesive stamps on 19 October 1993, with the introduction of booklets of 20 first class Machin stamps printed by Walsall Security Printers by offset lithography; [3] later a second class stamp was introduced. In the years following, other issues were produced in the self-adhesive format.

  4. Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee - Wikipedia

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    Established in 1957, the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee (CSAC) reviews all of the proposals and selects stamp subjects that will be of enduring interest to large segments of the American population. The Postal Service relies on CSAC to produce a balanced stamp program of approximately 25 – 30 stamp subjects each year.

  5. United States airmail service - Wikipedia

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    The first official experiment at flying air mail to be made under the aegis of the United States Post Office Department took place on September 23, 1911, on the first day of an International Air Meet sponsored by The Nassau Aviation Corporation of Long Island, when pilot Earle L. Ovington flew 640 letters and 1,280 postcards from the Aero Club of New York's airfield located on Nassau Boulevard ...

  6. List of most expensive philatelic items - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the highest known prices paid for philatelic items, including stamps and covers. The current record price for a single stamp is US$9,480,000 paid for the British Guiana 1c magenta. [1] [2] This list is ordered by consumer price index inflation-adjusted value (in bold) in millions of United States dollars in 2023.

  7. 1930 Graf Zeppelin stamps - Wikipedia

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    Mail carried aboard the Graf Zeppelin airship bearing three U.S. Graf Zeppelin airmail stamps, first issued in Washington DC, April 19, 1930. The 1930 Graf Zeppelin stamps were a set of three airmail postage stamps, each depicting the image of the Graf Zeppelin, issued by the United States Post Office Department in 1930, exclusively for delivery of mail carried aboard that airship.

  8. Postage stamps and postal history of Guam - Wikipedia

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    Linn's Stamp News: 25 April 2005. Archived from the original on 23 April 2007 The Guam part told the story of the Guam Guard post. P.J.M. (July–August 2007). "Guam, île-clef de l'aérophilatélie trans-Pacifique". Timbres magazine. No. 81. pp. 68– 73.

  9. Postage stamps and postal history of Mauritius - Wikipedia

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    Following the "Post Office" stamps, Mauritius released several stamps also bearing Queen Victoria's profile, locally designed, and primitive in appearance. In 1848, Mauritius issued the first denomination (two pence) of the "Post Paid" issue, one and two pence stamps closely similar to the "Post Office" issue also engraved by Barnard.