Stamps can introduce us to heads of state, peace-makers and soldiers who changed the course of history. And they can spotlight special plants and animals from the far side of the world or our own back yards. For more than 200 years the Postal Service has been a shining example of a ...
It offers awards for outstanding first day cover exhibits and an annual contest for cachetmakers, and is a co-host of the annual Great American Stamp Show. For more information about the AFDCS, visit www.afdcs.org, e-mail afdcs@afdcs.org or write the AFDCS at Post Office Box 27, ...
(g) Because they are used more often than odd values, remember that U.S. stamps issued for First Class postage predominate, and that almost all commemoratives are issued at the First Class rate. Keep in mind that U.S. rates from 1890 on were in the following progression: 2¢, 3¢ ...
Much of what exists in this category has been recorded in publications of the American First Day Cover Society, but there are often small unrecorded productions of cachets that can be found randomly in dealer stocks, other collections, and in the archives of cachet makers. And there may be, ...
as the U.S. Postal Service® takes great pride in its own Founding Father. Franklin was a communications genius who revolutionized mail service in the Colonies, served as the new nation’s first Postmaster General, surveyed routes, standardized postal rates, and greatly sped delivery. His creat...