The first Christmas stamp was issued in 1961 according to the postal service's website, and they have continued with them ever since.
http://www.usps.com/news/2002/philatelic/sr02_078.htm
Are you referring to either a FDOI or FDC? FDOI - First Day of Issue, first day of sale for a specific stamp issue. FDC - First Day Cover, stamp on envelope postmarked on the first day of issuing at a city designated by the postal authority.
States do not issue postage stamps. The U.S. Postal Service is an agency that operates in the service of the national government, just like the currency (money).
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In 2001, the USPS issued its only Thanksgiving stamp.
US states do not issue postage stamps. The US post office issued their first Christmas stamp in 1962. Canada issued the first stamp referred to as a Christmas Stamp. It was the map issue of 1898 and said XMAS 1898 on the stamp.
Not sure what you may have, as the US did not issue a Christmas Stamp in the year 2000.
The first Christmas stamp was issued in 1961 according to the postal service's website, and they have continued with them ever since. http://www.usps.com/news/2002/philatelic/sr02_078.htm
{| |- | Scott Number 1205. The stamp was issued for the Christman season in 1962. It pictured a wreath and some candles. There have been Seasonal issues ever since, usually one the has a religious them and one that has a holiday theme. |}
The Postal Service was founded by Benjamin Franklin, who was appointed the first Postmaster General in 1775. The Saturday Evening Post, one of America's longest-running magazines, has roots dating back to 1821, but it was not founded by Franklin. Instead, it was established by a group of Philadelphia-based publishers, with its first issue released under the title "The Saturday Evening Post" in 1821.
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The United Kingdom was the first country in the world to issue postal orders on January 1, 1881. These orders were from the president of the Birmingham chamber of commerce, which was to enable the poor to buy goods.
Canada issued the first stamp referred to as a Christmas Stamp. It was the map issue of 1898 and said XMAS 1898 on the stamp.