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  2. Nature of America - Wikipedia

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    The sheets were designed by Ethel Kessler [2] and illustrated by artist John D. Dawson [8] [9] for the USPS. [10] [11] The original idea for the series, conceived 1996, [2] was for a set of four American desert stamps. [2] This was inspired by the success of Desert Plants commemorative stamps released in 1981. [2]

  3. Non-denominated postage - Wikipedia

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    A 2012 U.S. Forever stamp. In 2006, the USPS applied for permission to issue a first-class postage stamp similar to non-denominated stamps, termed the "Forever stamp". [12] The first such stamp was unveiled on March 26, 2007, and went on sale April 12, 2007, for 41 cents (US$0.41). [13]

  4. Elvis Presley Forever stamp - Wikipedia

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    The release of the stamp was accompanied by a hit compilation album, Elvis Forever, sold through post offices around the United States and on the internet. [3] The first stamps, and earliest known use (EKU), were purchased August 10, 2015 at the Mason, Tennessee post office by stamp collector David Saks. [4] [5] [6]

  5. List of people on the postage stamps of the United States

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    Since the United States Post Office (now United States Postal Service or USPS) issued its first stamp in 1847, over 4,000 stamps have been issued and over 800 people featured. People have been featured on multiple stamps in one issue, or over time, such as various Presidents of the United States.

  6. Distinguished Americans series - Wikipedia

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    [3] [4] In 2011, with the Oveta Culp Hobby stamp, the series went to a larger format with full color images and colored backgrounds. [2] [5] The 2004 Rudolph stamp is the only one in the series to have been issued in both a sheet (pane) and booklet format. [6] Both the 2001 Caraway issue and the 2002–2003 Ferber issues have perforation ...

  7. Willard Park, Cleveland - Wikipedia

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    The Free Stamp is an outdoor sculpture located in Willard Park. Created by Claes Oldenburg and his wife Coosje van Bruggen , it has been called the "world's largest rubber stamp ". [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The dimensions of the sculpture are 28 ft 10 in (8.79 m) by 26 ft (7.9 m) by 49 ft (15 m). [ 4 ]

  8. Postage stamps and postal history of the United States

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    The aim was to ensure that in all its member nations, stamps for given classes of mail would appear in the same colors. Accordingly, U.S. 1¢ stamps (postcards) were now green and 5¢ stamps (international mail) were now blue, while 2¢ stamps remained red.

  9. 2020 United States Postal Service crisis - Wikipedia

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    The 2020 United States Postal Service crisis was a series of events that caused backlogs and delays in the delivery of mail by the United States Postal Service (USPS). The crisis stems primarily from changes implemented by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy shortly after taking office in June 2020.