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Those first stamps made it easier than ever to communicate, but early on people weren't quite sure how to use them. ‘Snapshots’ of history: How the first stamps changed communication in the U.S. To ...

National U.S. Postage Stamp Day is celebrated annually on July 1st, commemorating the day the first US postage stamp was issued in 1847. Four individuals with Wilmington connections have been honored ...

We welcome Dan Piazza, Chief Curator of Philately at the National Postal Museum for the July Lunchtime Lecture. His talk will be about our country’s first postage stamp, as well as lots of “firsts” ...

To mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, we’re cataloging 25 objects that define the country’s history. We often think of history as something written in a speech or fought for on a ...