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  2. List of artworks on stamps of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Scenes from American history, famous Americans, and traditional Christmas images are postage stamp themes frequently employing original artwork. The main references for the list are: National Postal Museum online database "Arago: Philately", [1] the Colnect Worldwide Stamp Catalog, [2] and the US Stamp Gallery. [3]

  3. Commemorative stamp - Wikipedia

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    A commemorative stamp is a postage stamp, often issued on a significant date such as an anniversary, to honor or commemorate a place, event, person, or object. The subject of the commemorative stamp is usually spelled out in print, unlike definitive stamps which normally depict the subject along with the denomination and country name only.

  4. Cancellation (mail) - Wikipedia

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    First day of issue are special cancellations with the date the stamp is first issued for sale and include the words "First day of issue." Flag cancellations are a type of machine cancellation incorporating a design of the United States flag with the stripes serving as the "killer". The first machine flag cancel (preceded by fancy cancels of ...

  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. Postage stamps and postal history of the United States

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    The first stamp issue of the U.S. was offered for sale on July 1, 1847, in New York City, with Boston receiving stamps the following day and other cities thereafter. They consisted of an engraved 5-cent red brown stamp depicting Benjamin Franklin (the first postmaster of the U.S.), and a 10-cent value in black with George Washington .

  7. Lawn bowls at the 1962 British Empire & Commonwealth Games

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    The lawn bowls competition at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games took place at the Dalkeith Bowling Club in Perth, Western Australia from 19 November until 1 December 1962. [1] The bowls competition started several days before the official opening of the Commonwealth Games.

  8. Green Shield Stamps - Wikipedia

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    Green Shield Stamps was a British sales promotion scheme that rewarded shoppers with stamps that could be used to buy gifts from a catalogue or from any affiliated retailer. The scheme was introduced in 1958 by Richard Tompkins , who had noticed the success of the long-established Sperry & Hutchinson Green Stamps in America.

  9. List of Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls

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    This is the complete list of Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls from 1930 to 2022. Men's events. Singles. Games Gold Silver Bronze 1930 details