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Postal rates to 1847. Initial United States postage rates were set by Congress as part of the Postal Service Act signed into law by President George Washington on February 20, 1792. The postal rate varied according to "distance zone", the distance a letter was to be carried from the post office where it entered the mail to its final destination.
This is a list of the highest known prices paid for philatelic items, including stamps and covers. The current record price for a single stamp is US$ 9,480,000 paid for the British Guiana 1c magenta. [ 1][ 2] This list is ordered by consumer price index inflation-adjusted value (in bold) in millions of United States dollars in 2023. [ note 1 ...
A feudatory state in Rajputana, northern India. Issued five stamps with values of 1 ⁄ 4 or 1 anna. The last issue was released in 1901 and the stamps became obsolete towards the end of 1902. [4] Bamra: 1888 1894 A feudatory state in the Central Provinces. Issued forty stamps with values ranging from 1 ⁄ 4 anna to 1 rupee. The last issue was ...
After increasing the price of a first-class postage stamp to 68 cents in January, the U.S. Postal Service is planning to increase the cost again in the coming days.. The USPS will bump the cost of ...
July 12, 2024 at 3:41 PM. By David Shepardson. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The price of first-class U.S. mail stamps will rise on Sunday to 73 cents from 68 cents, the latest in a series of price hikes ...
The first stamps valid for postage throughout India were placed on sale in October 1854 with four values: 1/2 anna, 1 anna, 2 annas, and 4 annas.[15] Featuring a youthful profileof Queen Victoriaaet.15 years, all four values were designed and printed in Calcutta, and issued without perforations or gum.
Stamps prices are on the rise, again — one of several changes the U.S. Postal Service is rolling out this month. When announcing its intention to raise forever stamp prices to 66 cents earlier ...
Revenue stamps of India. An 1861 3 Rupee Foreign Bill stamp of British India. A pair of Telegraph stamps overprinted for use as Court Fee stamps in 1870. India has been a heavy user of revenue stamps, both before and after independence. The first revenues were issued in the mid-nineteenth century and they are still being issued to this day.