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A 1974 postage stamp encouraging people to use the ZIP Code on letters and parcels The ZIP Code system (an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan[1]) is the system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS). The term ZIP was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently and quickly [2] (zipping along) when senders include the code in the postal address. ZIP+4 is a ...
If you're doing some last-minute Christmas shopping, here are all the shipping deadlines you need to know from UPS, USPS, FedEx, Amazon, Walmart, and more.
The Federal Duck Stamp, formally known as the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp, is an adhesive stamp issued by the United States Department of the Interior that must be purchased prior to any waterfowl hunting.
A shooting occurred on April 27, 2019, at Chabad of Poway synagogue in Poway, California, United States, a city which borders the north inland side of San Diego, on the last day of the Jewish Passover holiday, which fell on a Shabbat. Armed with an AR-15–style rifle, [1] the gunman, John Earnest, fatally shot one woman and injured three other people, including the synagogue's rabbi. After ...
The Panama–Pacific International Exposition was a world's fair held in San Francisco, California, United States, from February 20 to December 4, 1915. Its stated purpose was to celebrate the completion of the Panama Canal, but it was widely seen in the city as an opportunity to showcase its recovery from the 1906 earthquake. The fair was constructed on a 636-acre (257-hectare) site along the ...
A sheet of Blue Chip Stamps Blue Chip Stamps started as a trading stamps company called "Blue Chip Stamp Company." They were a competitor of S&H Green Stamps. Blue Chip stamps were a loyalty program for customers, similar to discount cards issued by pharmacies and grocery stores in the digital era. A customer making a purchase at a participating store (typically grocery stores, gasoline ...
The paper clip patented by Vaaler in 1899 and 1901 Postage stamp issued in 1999 to commemorate Vaaler's alleged invention of the paper clip. The clip depicted is the common Gem clip, not the one patented by Vaaler. Giant paper clip erected in 1989 in Sandvika, Norway, to honor Vaaler's invention. This 23-foot-tall (7 m) clip is the Gem, not the one patented by Vaaler. Johan Vaaler (March 15 ...
This table includes buildings in the Gaslamp Quarter Historic District in San Diego, California. The order of entries in the table is taken from a brochure printed by the Gaslamp Quarter Historical Foundation titled Architectural Guide and Walking Tour Map. [1] This order also corresponds to numbers listed at the top of historic building survey plaques on many Gaslamp Quarter buildings.