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  2. Postage stamps and postal history of Puerto Rico - Wikipedia

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    An 1878 stamp of Puerto Rico with King Alfonso XII. The postal history of Puerto Rico began around 1518, at least for official mail, when Spain adopted general postal regulations; although the first documentation of Spanish postal regulations specific to the Caribbean was 1794. [1]

  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. USPS Building Bridges Special Postal Cancellation Series

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    The first USPS Building Bridges Special Postal Cancellations was issued on May 29, 1996 [3] in partnership with Dan DiMiglio, the USPS Manager of the Pacific Area, Corporate relations, at a special ceremony unveiling the Breast cancer research stamp in Contra Costa County. 60 Representatives from non-profit organizations and coalitions were present in a special presentation with live music and ...

  5. Pan-American invert - Wikipedia

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    Each stamp featured an ornate colored frame enclosing a black-and-white image of some means of (or adjunct to) modern rapid transportation. In the standard American Scott catalog, these six stamps carry the numbers 294–299. The first day of issue for the stamps was May 1, 1901. [1]: 60–61 The two color printing left the possibility of errors.

  6. International reply coupon - Wikipedia

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    In the United States in November 2012, the purchase price was $2.20 [6] USD; however, the US Postal Service discontinued sales of IRCs on 27 January 2013 due to declining demand. [7] Britain's Royal Mail also stopped selling IRCs on 31 December 2011, citing minimal sales and claiming that the average post office sold less than one IRC per year.

  7. 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.

  8. Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service

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    Critics including union members note the politicization of the USPS, the mishandling of absentee ballots during the 2020 elections, and ongoing delivery delays. Mark Dimondstein , president of the American Postal Workers Union also noted the lack of diversity on the current board: all members are men, there are no African Americans, and there ...

  9. Women on US stamps - Wikipedia

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    4-dollar Queen Isabella and Christopher Columbus Stamp, Issued 1893. [1] The first portrait of a woman on a US postage stamp. 8-cent Martha Washington Stamp, Issued 1902 The first stamp featuring an American woman. [2] The history of women on US stamps begins in 1893, when Queen Isabella became the first woman on a US stamp. [3]