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What was the first US stamp?

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Anonymous

11y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

It was printed on July 1, 1847. It is a 5 cent stamp with the bust of Benjamin Franklin on it.

If you search on eBay under the USA stamps section, using the Scott 1 as a search description, you are sure to find examples being sold online.

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