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2. Two-cent piece (United States) - Wikipedia

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   Retention of the two-cent piece was never seriously considered in the debates over what became the Mint Act of 1873; the only question concerning the minor coinage was whether to make the cent from bronze or copper-nickel, and how large to make the three-cent nickel. With those pieces remaining unchanged, the bill passed on February 12, 1873 ...

3. Postage stamps and postal history of the United States

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   The 5-cent stamp paid for a letter weighing less than 1/2 ounce and traveling up to 300 miles, the 10-cent stamp for deliveries to locations greater than 300 miles, or, twice the weight deliverable for the 5-cent stamp. Each stamp was hand engraved in what is believed to be steel, and laid out in sheets of 200 stamps.

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

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   The 1902 13-cent postage stamp was the first issue to honor Benjamin Harrison, issued on November 18, 1902, less than two years after his death. It was the first 13-cent stamp issued by the Post Office, [1] and the first of 14 stamps to be released to the public in the 1902–03 series. The stamp was designed by R. O. Smith from a photograph ...

5. Revenue stamps of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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   A selection of different revenue stamps of the United Kingdom (top to bottom): 6d Matrimonial Cause Fee stamp (1866), 5/-Consular Service key type stamp used in Bogotá (1887), £3 Chancery embossed adhesive stamp (1875), £1 Passport key type stamp (1921) and 1½d Medicine Duty stamp (1897)

6. History of postcards in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Privately printed postcards were still allowed but they were more expensive to mail (two-cent postage versus one-cent for government cards). [7] Backs of these private cards typically contained the words "Correspondence Card", "Mail Card" or "Souvenir Card" [ 23 ] [ 7 ] The Morgan Envelope Factory of Springfield, Massachusetts , claims to have ...

7. Mail - Wikipedia

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   Long before email and computer-printed letters, however, decorated envelopes, rubber stamps and artistamps formed part of the medium of mail art. [ 65 ] In the 2000s (decade) with the advent of eBay and other online auction sites and online stores , postal services in industrialized nations have seen a major shift to item shipping.

8. Postage stamps and postal history of New South Wales

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   The systems gradually merged during the 1900s. In 1903 a 9d stamp in two colors (brown and blue) was inscribed "COMMONWEALTH" and mentioned the initials of each member along with its year of founding. In 1905 the stamps began to be printed on paper watermarked with a crown and the letter "A", with reprintings of existing designs occurring into ...

9. Postage stamp reuse - Wikipedia

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   A postage stamp is a small piece of paper attached to mail that indicates that the postage (the cost of sending the mail) has been paid. Because stamps are sent on most mail, the stamp on a received item can be removed and placed on a different piece of mail to be sent, thus reusing the stamp without paying the proper postage.