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2. Postage stamps and postal history of the United States

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   Juell, Rodney A. and Steven J. Rod. Encyclopedia of United States Stamps and Stamp Collecting. Minneapolis: Kirk House Publishers, 2006 ISBN 978-1886513983, 730p. Phillips, David G. et al.' American Stampless Cover Catalog: The standard reference catalog of American Postal History" Vol. 1, 1987 454p David G Phillips Publishing Co.

3. Postmark - Wikipedia

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   In Great Britain, the first postmark employed for the cancellation of the then new adhesive postage stamps was the Maltese Cross, so named because of its shape and appearance. This was used in conjunction with a date stamp which was applied, usually to the rear of the letter, which denoted the date of posting.

4. Postage stamp - Wikipedia

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   Postage stamps have facilitated the delivery of mail since the 1840s. Before then, ink and hand-stamps (hence the word 'stamp'), usually made from wood or cork, were often used to frank the mail and confirm the payment of postage. The first adhesive postage stamp, commonly referred to as the Penny Black, was issued in the United Kingdom in 1840.

5. Washington–Franklin Issues - Wikipedia

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   Offset stamps (left) as compared to engraved stamps. During World War I, several ingredients of postage stamp ink that had previously been imported from Germany became unavailable, and the domestic materials that replaced them had significant gritty impurities, with the result that the stamp printing plates became worn much more quickly.

6. Passport to Your National Parks - Wikipedia

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   Example of a National Park Passport Stamp for the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. Passport to Your National Parks is a program through which ink stamps can be acquired at no cost at park visitor centers and ranger stations at nearly all of the 433 units of the United States National Park System and most of the National Park Service's affiliated areas.

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