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People began collecting postage stamps almost immediately after the first example, the Penny Black, was issued in 1840. Today it is one of the world’s most widely enjoyed hobbies, and it is estimated that there are 20 million stamp collectors just in the United States. While many people collect stamps as nothing more than a more »
Ask an American to name a person responsible for creating the modern postal service, and “Ben Franklin” is the answer you’re likely to get. But while Franklin, our first postmaster, deserves credit for establishing an effective postal system early in our history, the creation of the USPS is not an example of Franklin’s famous capacity more »
Highlights Franklin D. Roosevelt John Lennon Ronnie Wood Did you know that the USPS designates October as National Stamp Collecting Month? Every fall the postal service kicks off the month-long celebration of philately by unveiling a new collector stamp series for the youth market. Stamp collecting was once the most popular hobby in the world, more »