As part of its "American Treasures" series, the Postal Service ... The stamp was first issued on Aug. 17 in Hartford, Conn. "It was issued there because the American Philatelic Society was staging ...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.--The annual report of Postmaster-General Vilas says that the financial summary of the year "shows a considerable increase in the deficiency of the postal revenues to sustain ...

Teacher and social reformer Sir Rowland Hill conceived the idea for the Penny Black, the world’s first adhesive stamp, to standardize the complex, expensive and unpredictable postal rates at the ...