George Washington and Benjamin Franklin
They were Ben Franklin on the 5 cent and George Washington on the 10 cent stamp.
The first US postage stamps ever issued was in 1847 and were - 5 cent brown featuring B Franklin 10 cent black featuring G Washington Both of these stamps served as the standard postage until 1851 when new values with mostly the same faces were introduced.
These are the new Forever stamps issued by the United States. They are good for the first ounce of First Class mail. It does not matter what the rate is, you purchase them at the current rate. Even if the postage rate goes up, it is still valid.
Ethel barrymore , 1982
Susan B. Anthony stamps are still worth the value printed on the stamp. US postage stamps never expire -- they can always be used for postage for at least the amount they sold for. The new forever stamp and the breast cancer stamp can be used for first class postage regardless of what you paid for them. However they are not corrected for inflation. It takes 14 of the 3-cent first class stamps you may have bought in 1955 to mail a letter today.
The very first postage stamp in the world pictured a woman, namely Queen Victoria in 1840. Except for some allegorical figures and namely Indian women, Queen Isabella of Spain was the first woman to be seen on US stamps.
Luis and Clark
No, they did not exist then. Great Britain introduced the first postage stamps in 1840.
The first US postage stamps ever issued was in 1847 and were - 5 cent brown featuring B Franklin 10 cent black featuring G Washington Both of these stamps served as the standard postage until 1851 when new values with mostly the same faces were introduced.
First ounce for First Class Postage was .29
There were no stamps in 1801. The first postage stamps were issued in Great Britain in 1840. It was several years after that that German issued postage stamps.
England as the first to use postage stamps, starting in 1840.
The US issued the first postage stamps in 1847.
the stamps were issued in 1855
made first postage stamps
On US stamps, Abbott and Costello appeared on a 1991 issue. There were probably foreign stamps picturing movies stars before that.
The entire purpose of the Forever Stamps was that you can use them for one ounce of First Class Postage forever. No additional postage is necessary.
Great Britan in 1840