Golden Stamps of Postal Scenes

The introduction of the “horseless wagon” to carry mail, which is depicted in this golden U. S. stamp, demonstrates the postal service’s willingness to experiment with promising inventions and innovations. As early as 1896, the U. S. Post Office Department began testing the new vehicles as a means of speedy delivery. One of the first regular automotive routes was at the 1901 Pan American Exposition, where cars delivered mail under contract. Since then, motor vehicles have revolutionized mail delivery at home and abroad. The United States operates the largest postal system in the world.

This stamp was first issued by The Postal Commemorative Society on November 19, 1989. The stamp was designed by Mark Hess of Katonah, New York.

You will receive an envelope that includes the gold stamp along with a canceled postage stamp. It addition, you will receive an information card with facts as to why this Commencement stamp was created.

As early as 1813, steamboats of the type pictured on this golden U. S. stamp were used to carry mail on America’s great rivers. Construction of boats, which were known as packets, was at first subsidized by the Postal Department. The implementation of packets was part of the search for faster, more efficient mail delivery that corresponded with the rapid expansion of America’s postal services. In 1789, the country only had 75 post offices. Forty years later, the number of facilities exceeded 8000. Steamboats often reduced the time-in-transit for mail from weeks to days.

This stamp was first issued by The Postal Commemorative Society on November 19, 1989. The stamp was designed by Mark Hess of Katonah, New York.

You will receive an envelope that includes the gold stamp along with a canceled postage stamp. It addition, you will receive an information card with facts as to why this Commencement stamp was created.

A Curtiss JN-4H, better known as the “Jenny” is pictured on this golden U. S. stamp; it was used for America’s first airmail fleet. The world’s first continuous regular airmail service was started by the u. S. Army pilots on May 15, 1918. It connected three major East Coast cities: New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, D. C. President Woodrow Wilson, the Postmaster General, and various other dignitaries gathered to watch the takeoff. Airmail developed rapidly, the Post Office took over the service in August 1918.

This stamp was first issued by The Postal Commemorative Society on November 19, 1989. The stamp was designed by Mark Hess of Katonah, New York.

You will receive an envelope that includes the gold stamp along with a canceled postage stamp. It addition, you will receive an information card with facts as to why this Commencement stamp was created.

This golden U. S. stamp pays tribute to the dedicated service of the America’s letter carriers. Since free city delivery was instituted during Abraham Lincoln’s administration, in 1863, these couriers have carried the mail to homes and businesses six days a week without interruption. The National Letter Carriers has more than 240,000 members; they are government representatives with a famous motto: Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of the night stays these carriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. Home delivery is a vital link in the nation’s communication chain.

This stamp was first issued by The Postal Commemorative Society on August 30, 1989. The stamp was designed by Jack Davis of St. Simons Island, Georgia.

You will receive an envelope that includes the gold stamp along with a canceled postage stamp. It addition, you will receive an information card with facts as to why this Commencement stamp was created.

Children visiting the National Postal Museum will be drawn to the Binding the Nation gallery, which is highlighted on this golden U. S. stamp. Devoted to the early history of American service, up to the Civil War, it includes fascinating artifacts from the era of the Pony Express. Binding the nation is one of six exhibition galleries within the National Postal Museum. The information in the museum is presented in a way that entertains while it educates. There are more than 40 audiovisual centers scattered around the museum.

This stamp was first issued by The Postal Commemorative Society on July 30, 1993. The stamp was designed by Richard Schlecht of Arlington, Virginia.

You will receive an envelope that includes the gold stamp along with a canceled postage stamp. It addition, you will receive an information card with facts as to why this Commencement stamp was created.

Benjamin Franklin, who is pictured on this golden U. S. stamp, is the subject of a major display in the new National Postal Museum. He is honored for his role as a colonial publisher and postmaster who was instrumental in the development of the nation’s earliest postal system. Later, in 1775, he became America’s first postmaster general. “America’s History Is in the Mail” is the overall theme of the National Postal Museum. The National Postal Museum was constructed under a joint agreement between the Smithsonian and the U. S. Postal Service.

This stamp was first issued by The Postal Commemorative Society on July 30, 1993. The stamp was designed by Richard Schlecht of Arlington, Virginia.

You will receive an envelope that includes the gold stamp along with a canceled postage stamp. It addition, you will receive an information card with facts as to why this Commencement stamp was created.