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  2. History of United States postage rates - Wikipedia

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    The United States Postal Service proposed a price increase for Forever stamps in July 2024, raising the cost from 68 to 73 cents. This follows an increase in January 2024 and marks the sixth increase since January 2021. Despite these ongoing price hikes, the United States maintains relatively inexpensive postage compared to other developed ...

  3. Postage stamps and postal history of the United States

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    Postage stamps and postal history of the United States. Benjamin Franklin postage stamp. issued in 1895. Postal service in the United States began with the delivery of stampless letters whose cost was borne by the receiving person, later encompassed pre-paid letters carried by private mail carriers and provisional post offices, and culminated ...

  4. U.S. Parcel Post stamps of 1912–13 - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. Parcel Post stamps of 1912–13 were the first such stamps issued by the U.S. Post Office Department and consisted of twelve denominations to pay the postage on parcels weighing 16 ounces and more, with each denomination printed in the same color of "carmine-rose". Their border design was similar while each denomination of stamp bore ...

  5. Bureau of Engraving and Printing - Wikipedia

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    The Bureau of Engraving and Printing officially took over production of postage stamps for the United States government in July 1894. The first of the works printed by the BEP was placed on sale on July 18, 1894, and by the end of the first year of stamp production, the BEP had printed and delivered more than 2.1 billion stamps.

  6. Inside Google Street View: From Larry Page's Car To The ...

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    From Page’s car, the very early Street View team, which was comprised of a few random Googlers using their 20 percent time, threw some cameras into a van with a GPS and some lasers. The lasers ...

  7. United States Post Office Department - Wikipedia

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    Postal system executive. Postmaster General. The United States Post Office Department ( USPOD; also known as the Post Office or U.S. Mail) was the predecessor of the United States Postal Service, established in 1792. From 1872 to 1971, it was officially in the form of a Cabinet department. It was headed by the postmaster general .

  8. Google Maps’ Street View celebrates 15 years - TechCrunch

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    Mobile users can tap on the screen while in Street View mode and then select “see more dates” to see imagery going all the way back to Street View’s launch in 2007 — but only in locations ...

  9. Google is testing a smaller, modular Street View camera system

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    Street View for Google Maps launched 15 years ago this week, and Google is taking advantage of the anniversary to drop some updates, including a major update to the Street View mapping hardware ...