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  2. Jacques Minkus - Wikipedia

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    Originator of the Minkus stamp catalog and numerous albums for philatelists. Awards. Luff Award. APS Hall of Fame. Jacques Minkus (December 15, 1901 – September 17, 1996), of New York City, emigrated to the United States in 1929 and established stamp counters for postage stamp collectors at numerous department stores in the United States.

  3. Minkus catalogue - Wikipedia

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    The Minkus catalogue was a comprehensive of American and worldwide postage stamps, edited by George A Tlamsa and published by Krause Publications. In the United States Minkus competed with the Scott catalogue as a distant second. Generally sold through department store stamp collecting departments, it had its own system of numbering stamps ...

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. List of people on the postage stamps of the United States

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    James Montgomery Flagg (2001) Illustrator [5] Henry Ford on a 1968 stamp. Father Edward J. Flanagan (1986) Orphan advocate. Henry Fonda (2005) Actor [15] Lynn Fontanne (1999) Actress [3][38] Betty Ford (2024) First Lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977 [52] Gerald Ford (2007) President of the United States [49][51] Henry Ford (1968 ...

  7. Townshend Acts - Wikipedia

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    7 Geo. 3. c. 46, s. 10 There was an angry response from colonists, who deemed the taxes a threat to their rights as British subjects. The use of writs of assistance was significantly controversial since the right to be secure in one's private property was an established right in Britain. The Commissioners of Customs Act 1767 United Kingdom legislation Commissioners of Customs Act 1767 Act of ...

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