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Yesterday in U.S. Stamps and Postal History

ISSUE 170 - February 7, 2025 - Stamp News Online Magazine

Yesterday in U.S. Stamps & Postal History:
A Brief History of U.S. Postal Stationery

Compiled and illustrated by Bill Lehr

Three cent Washington stamped envelope, 1853

Catalog numbers are Scott/United Postal Stationery Society 1853: First stamped envelope (3¢ Washington, Nesbitt 1st issue) is produced in the U.S.

1860: First and only compound die stamped envelope (1¢ + 3¢ Nesbitt star dies) . . . 

Continue reading: A Brief History of U.S. Postal Stationery [PDF Document]

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