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10 Facts About Postage Stamps

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The following are 10 little known fun facts about Postage stamps.

Birth date of World’s first stamp: May 6, 1840.
Name of first Stamp-Penny Black (first stamps were all imperforate)
What was on first postage stamps?-Queen Victoria's profile.
What was size of the first stamp? - (3/4 by 7/8 inches).
Second nation to have postage stamps: Brazil (called Ox Eyes.)
In 1847 USfirst postage stamps was 5-cent was released.
In 1855-Prepayment of postage required in United States.
First perforated stamps - Great Britain in 1854 (1857 in the United States)
First U.S.pictorial stamps-1869
First U.S.commemorative stamps -1893. (They depict scenes of Columbus' voyage to America)

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waters

Aug 29, 2009 1:29pm

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Good information on postage stamps.

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Sep 11, 2009 3:37pm

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I love learning history and learning about little known facts.

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I've got my weekly team trivia game tomorrow night. These facts may just come in handy.

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