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Today in history: first U.S. postage stamps issued, and what that means … – People’s World

Today in history: first U.S. postage stamps issued, and what that means
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On this date in 1847, the Post Office Department (now called the U.S. Postal Service), issued its first two U.S. postage stamps, a 5-center featuring Benjamin Franklin (the first postmaster of the U.S.), and the 10-cent stamp with our first president

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