WELCOME TO JULY, Y'ALL!
Little bit of "did you know?" here......
July 1, 1847: the first federal United States postage stamps were issued in New York City
Based on what I found on-line via a couple sources, I think this was 1 of the 2 first stamps issued:
If you're interested in how the whole idea of federally-issued postage stamps came about, check out:
https://postalmuseum.si.edu/the-1847-issue
https://postalmuseum.si.edu/collections/object-spotlight/first-us-postage-stamp-honoring-benjamin-franklin-patriot-and
Wonder how many philatelists across the U.S. would love to have one of these in their collection?
Grace & Peace & Love to you all -
Matt
Little bit of "did you know?" here......
July 1, 1847: the first federal United States postage stamps were issued in New York City
Based on what I found on-line via a couple sources, I think this was 1 of the 2 first stamps issued:
If you're interested in how the whole idea of federally-issued postage stamps came about, check out:
https://postalmuseum.si.edu/the-1847-issue
https://postalmuseum.si.edu/collections/object-spotlight/first-us-postage-stamp-honoring-benjamin-franklin-patriot-and
Wonder how many philatelists across the U.S. would love to have one of these in their collection?
Grace & Peace & Love to you all -
Matt