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2. Postage stamps and postal history of the Confederate States

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   During the first seven weeks of the Civil War, the U.S. Post Office still delivered mail from the seceded states. Mail that was postmarked after the date of a state's admission into the Confederacy through May 31, 1861, and bearing U.S. (Union) postage is deemed to represent 'Confederate State Usage of U.S. Stamps'. i.e., Confederate covers franked with Union stamps. [4]

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. History of United States postage rates - Wikipedia

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   Today, Express Mail Overnight is the most similar service level. [citation needed] During the summer of 2010, the USPS requested the Postal Regulatory Commission to raise the price of a first-class stamp by 2 cents, from 44 cents to 46 cents, to take effect January 2, 2011.

5. Self-addressed stamped envelope - Wikipedia

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   A self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE), [1] [2] stamped self-addressed envelope (SSAE), [3] or stamped addressed envelope (SAE) [4] is an envelope with the sender's name and address on it, plus affixed paid postage, that is mailed to a company or private individual.

6. Postal stationery - Wikipedia

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   A registered envelope for Kenya and Uganda from 1930. A scarcity of postage stamps during WWI in German East Africa was the cause for this handstamped envelope. Any indication that postage is prepaid (see top right handstamp) is what makes the item postal stationery. The fact that this indicium was applied to an envelope makes this a stamped ...

7. Stationery - Wikipedia

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   Stationery refers to writing materials, including cut paper, envelopes, continuous form paper, and other office supplies. [1] Stationery usually specifies materials to be written on by hand (e.g., letter paper) or by equipment such as computer printers.