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Benjamin Franklin — George Washington The First U.S. Postage Stamps, issued 1847. The first stamp issues were authorized by an act of Congress and approved on March 3, 1847. [20] The earliest known use of the Franklin 5¢ is July 7, 1847, while the earliest known use of the Washington 10¢ is July 2, 1847.
The Penny Black was the world's first adhesive postage stamp used in a public postal system. It was first issued in the United Kingdom on 1 May 1840 but was not valid for use until 6 May. The stamp features a profile of Queen Victoria. In 1837, British postal rates were high, complex and anomalous.
Both sides of the envelope still bear the stamped dates on which they were sent, the first on May 2, 1840 and the second on May 4, two days before the official start date of the Penny Black.
1894 - first stamps of French Somali Coast (today Djibouti) 1896 - United States experiments with rural free delivery, is made permanent in 1902. 1897 - Germany issues first stamps for its colony of Kamerun. 1898 - First stamps of Cuba under American military occupation; 1898 - Puerto Rico stamps issued under US administration
Halfpenny Yellow (1860–84) – Malta's first stamp Saint Paul 10s black (1919) – one of Malta's rarest stamps Melita issue (1922–26) – stamp issue commemorating Malta's self-government
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A first day cover usually consists of an envelope, a postage stamp and a postmark with the date of the stamp's first day of issue thereon. [69] Starting in the mid-20th century some countries began assigning the first day of issue to a place associated with the subject of the stamp design, such as a specific town or city. [ 70 ]
The 2¢ Landing of Columbus is the most common stamp of the Columbian Issue. The Columbian Issue, also known as the Columbians, is a set of 16 postage stamps issued by the United States to commemorate the World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago during 1893.