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What stamp values are available?
Stamps can be purchased in a range of denominations from amounts as low as 1, 2, and 3 cents to larger amounts up to $25.50 (Priority Express Stamps).
What is a Stamps value?
The cost of a one-ounce First Class Mail stamp is $0.58 at the Post Office, or $0.47 if you buy and print stamps online using Stamps.com.
What was the value of the Christmas stamp in 1962?
4¢ Christmas Wreath, Never Hinged. The United States Post Office Department issued its first Christmas stamp in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on November 1, 1962.
How much is a 2 ounce forever stamp worth?
The USPS offers a few different 2 ounce “forever” stamps. These postage stamps will always be equal to the cost of mailing a 2 oz first-class letter even if the price increases. The current cost of two ounce stamps from the post office is $0.78 each.
How much is an Apollo 8 stamp worth?
US Postage Stamp 1969 Single Apollo 8 Moon Orbit In The Beginning God… Issue 6 Cents Scott #1371.
When did the Dag Hammarskjold stamp come out?
To honor Hammarskjöld’s life and works, the US Post Office decided to issue a stamp in his honor the year after his death. The stamp, US #1203, was issued on October 23, 1962.
When did the Dag Hammarskjold invert error occur?
The United States “Dag Hammarskjold invert” error of 1962 was the first invert error to occur on any United States stamp since 1918 Inverted Jenny. And AFAIK, it is the second deliberately mass-produced error stamp worldwide (the first one I believe is DDR 5-year plan 20/24pfg definitive stamp ).
Who was Dag Hammarskjold and what did he do?
U.S. #1203 was issued in honor of United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold, who had died in a plane crash a year earlier. Hammarskjold (1905-61), of Sweden, was the second Secretary-General of the U.N., and the only person to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize after his death.
What was the first error on a US stamp?
Though errors on stamps are usually rare and expensive, there are luckily few exceptions. The United States “Dag Hammarskjold invert” error of 1962 was the first invert error to occur on any United States stamp since 1918 Inverted Jenny.