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2. Postage stamps and postal history of the United States

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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.

3. Washington–Franklin Issues - Wikipedia

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   Washington–Franklins. Wreath of Olive branches designs, issued 1908–1922. The Washington–Franklin Issues are a series of definitive U.S. Postage stamps depicting George Washington and Benjamin Franklin, issued by the U.S. Post Office between 1908 and 1922. The distinctive feature of this issue is that it employs only two engraved heads ...

4. Invisible ink - Wikipedia

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   Invisible ink. A coded letter from Benedict Arnold, originally written in invisible ink. Handwriting by Peggy Shippen Arnold is interspersed with coded communication in Arnold's hand. Invisible ink, also known as security ink or sympathetic ink, is a substance used for writing, which is invisible either on application or soon thereafter, and ...

5. Postage stamp color - Wikipedia

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   Postage stamp color. The four stamps issued in 1936 for the UK's Edward VIII include the three UPU standard colors of green, red, and blue. The colors of postage stamps are at once obvious, and among the most difficult areas of philately. Different denominations of stamps have been printed in different colors since the very beginning; as with ...

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

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   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. Thomas Jefferson first appeared on U.S. postage in March 1856, nine years after the first issues were released.

7. List of stamp clubs and philatelic societies in the United ...

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   Christmas Seal & Charity Stamp Society. Cinderella Stamp Club. Germany Philatelic Society. Polonus Philatelic Society. Scandinavian Collectors Club. Society for Czechoslovak Philately. Society of Philatelic Americans [3] Southern New England Federation of Stamp Clubs [4] United Postal Stationery Society.