United States postage stamps
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United States postage stamps are official adhesive labels issued by the U.S. Postal Service to prepay mail postage, often featuring historically and culturally significant people, symbols, and events.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| U.S. Postal Service commemorative stamp (2012, posthumous honor) | 1 |
| United States postage stamps canonical | 1 |
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | postage stamp ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
domestic mail
ⓘ
international mail ⓘ |
| associatedWith | philately ⓘ |
| canBe |
airmail stamp
ⓘ
commemorative stamp ⓘ definitive stamp ⓘ express mail stamp ⓘ forever stamp ⓘ limited edition issue ⓘ official stamp ⓘ permanent issue ⓘ postage due stamp ⓘ priority mail stamp ⓘ semi-postal stamp ⓘ special issue stamp ⓘ |
| collectibleAs | philatelic item ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| denominatedIn |
U.S. cents
ⓘ
U.S. dollars ⓘ |
| earliestDepictedPerson |
Benjamin Franklin
ⓘ
George Washington ⓘ |
| earliestIssueLocation |
Boston
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| earliestIssueYear | 1847 ⓘ |
| feature |
American authors
ⓘ
American holidays ⓘ American military history ⓘ American scientists ⓘ U.S. presidents ⓘ cultural heritage themes ⓘ culturally significant people ⓘ government buildings ⓘ historically significant people ⓘ important events ⓘ landscapes ⓘ national symbols ⓘ space exploration ⓘ statehood anniversaries ⓘ wildlife ⓘ works of art ⓘ |
| firstIssuedBy |
Post Office Department
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Post Office Department
|
| governedBy | U.S. postal regulations ⓘ |
| introducedConcept | Forever rate for first-class letters ⓘ |
| issuedBy | United States Postal Service ⓘ |
| materialForm | adhesive label ⓘ |
| mayInclude |
security features
ⓘ
self-adhesive backing ⓘ water-activated gum ⓘ |
| oftenIssuedAs |
coil of stamps
ⓘ
pane of stamps ⓘ souvenir sheet ⓘ |
| printingMethod |
engraving
ⓘ
gravure ⓘ offset lithography ⓘ |
| producedBy |
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ⓘ
private security printers ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors
|
| soldAt |
authorized retailers
ⓘ
online postal store ⓘ post offices ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
face value
ⓘ
postal rate changes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
franking of mail
ⓘ
prepayment of postage ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
U.S. Postal Service commemorative stamp (2012, posthumous honor)