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  2. Elvis Presley Forever stamp - Wikipedia

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    The Elvis Presley Forever stamp is a forever postage stamp released as a part of the Music Icons series issued by the United States Postal Service. It features Presley in a 1955 black and white photograph taken by William Speer. The design created by Antonio Alcalá and Leslie Badani also features a golden crown and the signature of Presley on ...

  3. 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.

  4. List of United States airmail stamps - Wikipedia

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    Special postage stamps were issued for use with this service. [1] Domestic air mail became obsolete in 1975, and international air mail [2] in 1995, when the USPS began transporting First Class mail by air on a routine basis. [3] [4] All post-1977 United States stamp images are copyright of USPS. [5]

  5. Non-denominated postage - Wikipedia

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    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 ]

  6. Postage stamps and postal history of Mexico - Wikipedia

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    In 1856, Mexico issued its first adhesive postage stamps, with "district overprints", a unique feature among postal systems worldwide, employed to protect from theft of postage stamps. In 1891, the postal and stamp issuing authority was created as an administrative division of the Secretaría de Comunicaciones ( Secretariat of Communications ).

  7. 2017 Total Solar Eclipse stamp - Wikipedia

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    The United States Postal Service issued the Total Eclipse of the Sun [2] Forever stamp [3] on June 20, 2017. [4] The stamp includes two superimposed images, one showing a total solar eclipse and the second showing a full moon that is revealed upon heat being applied.

  8. 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.

  9. Presidents of the United States on U.S. postage stamps

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    The portrayals of various American presidents made their first appearances on U.S. postage at different times for very different reasons. Among the most definitive is George Washington, whose engraving (along with that of Benjamin Franklin) appeared on the first U.S. Postage stamps released by the U.S. Post Office, on July 1 of 1847.