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1998 Stamps commemorating Princess Diana go on sale across Britain
1992 Voting ends on choice of Elvis stamps 1992 Voting begins on choice of Elvis postage stamps 1979 U.N.'s Vienna office begins issuing postage stamps 1975 Reunion Island stops printing stamps, France takes over production 1973 Isle of Man begins issuing their own postage stamps 1969 U.N. starts issuing postage stamps at Geneva headquarters 1969 Guernsey and Jersey begin issuing their own postage stamps 1966 Australia introduces 1st decimal currency postage stamps 1961 Trucial States (now UAE) issue their 1st postage stamps 1959 Congress passes a bill authorizing food stamps for poor Americans 1958 Great Britain issues regional stamps for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales 1955 Bhutan issues its 1st postage stamps 1951 United Nation publishes its 1st postage stamps 1950 U.N. gets U.S. government approval to issue postage stamps 1948 Israel issues its 1st postage stamps 1947 U.N. General assembly begins debate on printing their own stamps 1946 Ever Meulen, Eddy Vermeulen, Dutch designer, children stamps 1992 1939 Food stamps are 1st issued 1930 James M Taylor, Stamps ARK, USAF/astronaut 1929 Lundy, part of British Isles, issue their own stamps 1928 400 kg Fournier-albums (forged postage stamps) burn in Geneva 1924 Gerard Wernars, Dutch graphic designer, Library stamps 1991 1920 1st U.S. postage stamps printed without the words United States or US 1918 1st U.S. airmail stamps issued (24 cents ) 1910 U.S. postal savings stamps 1st issued 1908 1st U.S. postage stamps in rolls issued 1901 After 63 years England stops sale of Queen Victoria postage stamps series and begins King Edward VII series 1900 U.S. Post Office issues 1st books of postage stamps 1879 Rowland Hill, introduced postage stamps, dies at 84 1873 Congress authorizes federal departmental postage stamps 1869 Postage stamps showing scenes are issued for 1st time 1868 1st use of tax stamps on cigarettes 1861 Confederacy starts selling postage stamps 1857 1st perforated U.S. postage stamps delivered to government 1852 Netherlands begins issuing postage stamps 1851 1st Hawaiian stamps issued 1851 Canada issues its 1st postage stamps 1847 Envelope bearing 1st U.S. 10 cents stamps, still exists today 1847 1st U.S. postage stamps go on sale, 5 cents Franklin and 10 cents Washington, New York City 1847 Post Office Department authorized to issue postage stamps 1845 1st postmasters' provisional stamps issued, New York City 1842 1st adhesive postage stamps in U.S. (private delivery company), New York City 1840 1st adhesive postage stamps ("Penny Blacks" from England) issued |
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