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These founding fathers appear on the first U.S. postage stamps.
George Washington and Benjamin Franklin
The cost of a stamp bought at the Post Office today
.82 cents.
Until 1920, this item was allowed to be shipped through the Postal Service, as long at the item was under 11 pounds.
What is children
Another famous inverted stamp appeared in 1986. The sheet of stamps was discovered by the employees of which federal agency?
The CIA
What country invented the chocolate stamp?
Switzerland-it was heat reactive and was a scratch and sniff in 2010. It smelled exactly like chocolate.
The first Postmaster General of the United States
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
The amount of tax dollars the Postal Service receives to operate
zero dollars
This musician holds the title of the best-selling stamp when their commemorative stamp was released in 1993.
Who is Elvis Presley
On May 1, 1901, a series of stamps went on sale that celebrated modes of transportation and the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. Which of the following modes of transportation did NOT appear in that series?
Stagecoach
This country developed coffee scented postage stamps
India-they also had jasmine, roses and sandalwood smells
The 24-cent inverted airmail stamp, commonly known as what?
It's called the inverted Jenny and it's among the most valuable stamps to collectors.
The Postal Service processes and delivers this percent of the world's mail.
What is 48 percent
The oldest Post Office to be in the same building is located in this state.
What is New Hampshire? (Hinsdale, NH since 1816)
Who has been featured on more U.S. stamps than any other individual?
George Washington
This country made one of the most beautiful stamps titled The Bluenose.
Canada
This famous president was postmaster of his Salem, Illinois Post Office for three years, decades before his presidency.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Roughly, the number of federal laws enforced by the Postal Inspection Service to protect the mail.
What is 200
The unofficial motto of the U.S. Postal Service “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds," belonged to this Ancient empire, as told by Greek historian Herodotus.
What is the Persian Empire?
Who was the first woman to be featured on a postage stamp?
Queen Isabella of Spain in 1893
What stamp has traveled the farthest?
The Pluto Not Yet Explored" Stamp traveled 3 billion miles. It was on the space shuttle that traveled past Pluto
This US president was an an avid stamp collector and helped design over 200 stamps during his presidency.
Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)?
To the nearest thousand, the Postal Service manages this many retail Post Offices in the United States.
What is 31,000 (31,322)?
The worlds rarest stamp sold for how much?
8.3 million dollars. It was the 1856 British Guiana 1 cent magenta
Who was the first celebrity to appear on a postage stamp?
Grace Kelly in 1993
Who is on the most popular baseball postage stamp?
Babe Ruth and Jackie Robinson