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  2. Postage stamps and postal history of the United States

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    The Post Office eventually adopted the grill, a device consisting of a pattern of tiny pyramidal bumps that would emboss the stamp, breaking up the fibers so that the ink would soak in more deeply, and thus be difficult to clean off. While the patent survives (No. 70,147), much of the actual process of grilling was not well documented, and ...

  3. Post Office stamp prices are on the rise. What changes you ...

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    The "additional ounce price" for single-piece First-Class mail letters, which is going up to 28 cents from 24 cents — 27 cents up to the first 4 ounces, 28 cents for an additional 4-9 ounces and ...

  4. Stock Up on Stamps Now: The USPS Announced Another ... - AOL

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    Now is the time to stock up on stamps, and the clock is ticking. The United States Postal Service announced a big increase in the price of first class forever stamps. Stamp prices will increase ...

  5. United States Postal Service - Wikipedia

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    The full eagle logo, used in various versions from 1970 to 1993. The United States Postal Service (USPS), also known as the Post Office, U.S. Mail, or simply the Postal Service, is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for providing postal service in the United States, its insular areas and associated states.

  6. Postmark - Wikipedia

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    The postmarks bore the initial of the particular post office or handling house it was sent from along with a separate time stamp. Postage was prepaid and the postmark was applied to the mailed item by means of an inked hand-stamp. Some historians also consider these postmarks to be the world's first postage "stamps". [3]

  7. Stock Up on Forever Stamps and Avoid Sunday's Price Increase

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    Sometimes Forever isn't forever. Come Sunday, the U.S. Postal Service is raising the price on its Forever stamps to $0.45. That's a $0.01 price increase on what consumers and businesses pay for ...

  8. United States postmasters' provisional stamps - Wikipedia

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    Providence printed at least 5,500 5¢ stamps and 500 10¢ stamps. The first two printings of the St. Louis provisional produced 2,000 5¢ stamps, 3,000 10¢ stamps and 1,000 20¢ stamps; the final printing probably added 1,500 5¢ stamps and 1,500 10¢ stamps, making a grand total of 9,000 provisionals produced. [4]

  9. American Letter Mail Company - Wikipedia

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    Stamps, twenty for a dollar." He further stated, "The Company design also (if sustained by the public) thoroughly to agitate the question, and test the constitutional right of free competition in the business of carrying letters." [3] Stamps could be purchased and then attached to letters which could be sent to any of its offices. From there ...