United States Postal Service, independent agency of the executive branch of the U.S. federal government charged with processing and delivering mail and with protecting the mail from loss, theft, or abuse in accordance with U.S. postal laws. The U.S. main
, state, United States Maine, largest of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by New Hampshire (W), the Canadian provinces of Quebec (NW) and New Brunswick (NE), the Bay of Fundy (E), and the Atlantic Ocean (the Gulf of Maine; SE). Facts and Figures...
Bureau of Engraving and Printing, which had been producing currency for the United States for some time, took over the production of postage stamps. Prior to this time all postage had been printed by contractors. The stamp issues of 1894, 1895, and 1898 are often collectively referred to as...
United States of America, the., BOUNDARIES AND AREA.—On the east the boundary is formed by the St. Croix River and an arbitrary line to the St. John, and on the north by the Aroostook Highlands, the 45th parallel of N. lat., the St. Lawrence, and the Great Lakes. West of Lake...
1,104 votes Hot or not? Photo: Metaweb GNU Free Documentation License 9 George Washington George Washington was the first President of the United States, the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He presided over the convention that...
(redirected from Massachusetts, United States)Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Legal. Related to Massachusetts, United States: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMassachusetts Massachusetts (măsəcho͞oˈsĭts), most populous of the New England states of the NE United States. It is ...
And the same is true in the United States. *How government spends money can be just as important as how much money is spent. Estimates of the growth-maximizing size of government are based on the assumption that “public goods” are the first things that are financed, which means potentiall...
On July 1, 1847, Congress authorized the Postmaster General to release the first United States postage stamps. Two imperforate stamps were issued, the 5 cent Benjamin Franklin which paid the domestic letter rate of 5 cents per half-ounce for up to 300 miles, and the 10 cent George Washingto...
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