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World Stamp Expo '89
Continental Chrome PM 1989 Mar-16
Description:
First day of issue: March 16, 1989 First issue location: New York, New York In 1937, retired schoolteacher Rowland Hill proposed a prepaid penny-per-half-ounce rate for all letters, no matter what distance they traveled. The postmaster general was initially appalled by this wild, visionary and extravagant proposal, but it was adopted in 1839. Stamps and postage-paid envelopes such as those now in use were issued in 1840. Their form has changed little since. Collectors appeared immediately, soon followed by the first stamp catalogues. Today, the enormous numbers of stamp collectors, and stamps to be collected, have made the pursuit a highly organized one. Catalogues describe almost every stamp available and give current prices for each issue. Since the early 1920s, the first day issue of every stamp has been an occasion for philatelic celebration in the United States, and since 1937 the ceremonies have included the use of a special postmark. The stamp featured on this Maximus Card features a lightly smaller reproduction of the classic 90-cent Lincoln stamp originally issued in 1869
| Details |  | | Publisher: | Maximum Card Collection | | Type: | Continental Chrome | | Stamp: | 25c | | Postmark/Cancel: | 1989 Mar-16
New York, NY | | Size: | 4" x 5.75" (10.25 x 15 cm) | | Other Categories: |
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