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February 16th, 2017
Iconic WPA Posters Are Becoming Gorgeous Stamps. 10 bright items introduced by USPS
FindYourStampsValue.com hurries to let our readers know that the U.S. Postal Service has introduced ten bright stamps celebrating posters of the Work Projects Administration. These striking and utilitarian artworks were created by Depression-era artists employed by the Poster Division of the WPA Federal Art Project. Each stamp features a different poster in the vibrant art deco style of the day. ...
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August 19th, 2015
U.S. Coast Guard’s 225th anniversary saluted with a special stamp
FindYourStampsValue.com is glad to inform that the U.S. Postal Service commemorated the U.S. Coast Guard’s 225th anniversary with a special stamp. The new Forever stamp features two icons of the Coast Guard: the Barque Eagle, a three-masted sailing ship known as "America's Tall Ship", and an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter, the standard rescue aircraft of the Coast Guard. It was issued and put into circu ...
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September 10th, 2013
The War of 1812: Battle of Lake Erie stamp from the United States
The War of 1812, sometimes called "the forgotten conflict," was a two-and-a-half-year confrontation with Great Britain that brought the United States to the verge of bankruptcy and disunion. With this 2013 issuance, the U.S. Postal Service continues its commemoration of the bicentennial of a war that ultimately helped forge American national identity and gave Americans their national anthem, "The ...
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July 31st, 2011
Postage Stamps Feature Matson Container Ships
The U.S. Postal Service salutes the U.S. Merchant Marine by issuing 60 million Forever stamps in a four-stamp pane which includes a container ship operated by the Matson Navigation Company. The four-stamp design on this pane features types of vessels that have formed an important part of merchant marine history: clipper ships, auxiliary steamships, Liberty ships, and container ships. The Matson sh ... -
January 9th, 2009
Biloxi Lighthouse to shine from US postage stamp
The Biloxi lighthouse is about to shine again, this time in the national spotlight. The popular attraction will be featured on a 2009 postage stamp that's expected to make its debut sometime this summer. The 1848 landmark is one of five Gulf Coast lighthouses that will be part of a series of stamps. The lighthouses were chosen because they've weathered so many powerful storms, including Hurricane ... -
May 24th, 2006
Canada Post and the USPS issue stamps honoring Samuel de Champlain
On May 28, 2006, Canada Post and the United States Postal Service will release a joint stamp issue that celebrates the 400th anniversary of French explorer Samuel de Champlain's 1606 voyage along the coast of New England to Cape Cod. This special issue, comprising stamps and a Souvenir Sheet, is Canada's latest philatelic celebration of the arrival of French explorers to North America. It will be ...