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  2. 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 2024. [note 1] Where necessary, the price is first converted to ...

  3. Seals in the Sinosphere - Wikipedia

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    Government seals in the People's Republic of China today are usually circular in shape, and have a five-pointed star in the centre of the circle. The name of the governmental institution is arranged around the star in a semicircle – a form also adopted by some company chops.

  4. Dykes on Bikes - Wikipedia

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    In June 2014, the San Francisco Dykes on Bikes Women's Motorcycle Contingent was filmed for an episode of Sense8 during Dyke March. [30][31] Women from Dykes on Bikes feature briefly as characters in the 2018 film The Mule, where they have a passing encounter with director Clint Eastwood 's character.

  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. Jean Simmons - Wikipedia

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    Simmons at the 1948 Academy Awards, where she received her first Oscar nomination Simmons was cast as the young Estella in David Lean 's version of Great Expectations (1946). The film was the third-most-popular at the British box office in 1947, Simmons received excellent reviews, [10] and achieved stardom in the UK. The experience of working on Great Expectations caused her to pursue an ...

  7. DHL - Wikipedia

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    Major competitors include FedEx, UPS, and national post carriers such as United States Postal Service (USPS) and Royal Mail. However, DHL has a minor partnership with the USPS, which allows DHL to deliver small packages to the recipient through the USPS network known as DHL Global Mail, now known as DHL eCommerce.

  8. Butterfield Overland Mail - Wikipedia

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    The stage routes from a Butterfield Overland Mail Company map The contract with the U.S. Post Office, which went into effect on September 16, 1858, identified the route and divided it into eastern and western divisions. Franklin, Texas, later to be named El Paso, was the dividing point and these two were subdivided into minor divisions, five in the East and four in the West. These minor ...

  9. Tom Ryan (business executive) - Wikipedia

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    Ryan is the current Chairman of the board of Struck Studio. [15] He has been a founding board member of Smule, a social music site, since 2008. Ryan has been a Venture Advisor on the board of Felix Capital since 2015 [16] and Fund Advisor of SignalFire since 2017. He was previously on the board of Society6, which was acquired by Leaf Group in 2013 [17] from 2010-2013 and Trunk Club [5] from ...