
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
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]