the stamps were issued in 1855

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.

Greece has issued such stamps. There may be others.

Semi-postal stamps are stamps that are issued to pay postage, but cost more than the standard postage rate. The additional money is contributed to charity. Many countries have issued such stamps on a regular basis. The US has only issued a couple such stamps.

The US issued the first postage stamps in 1847.

All stamps issued by the government since 1861 are still valid for postage.

The first postage stamp was issued by Great Britain on 1 May 1840.

Oregon is a state. Postage stamps are issued by the US Government. However, the US Government has issued several postage stamps that honor Oregon, including their state bird and state flower.

The first postage stamps were issued in 1840 in Great Britain. Before that time. postage was either collected upon delivery or prepaid with cash when the letter was mailed.

New Zealand's first postage stamps were issued in July of 1855.

Yes, postage stamps require that you pay for them. That is how the postal service gets its revenue so that it can do business. Postage goes up when the cost to deliver exceeds the cost taken in.

There were no postage stamps in 1752- the first postage stamp appeared in 1840 in England. The US was under British colonial rule in 1752. There was a postal service and Benjamin Franklin was the Postmaster General. I am sorry that I do not know the postage rates, I am pretty sure they varied with the distance the mail had to travel.

B.O.B. stands for 'back of the book". The name comes from the way the catalogs list stamps. Stamps issued for special purposes such as air mail, special delivery, postage due collection, tax collection, official government mail, military post offices and other things, are listed behind the regular postage stamps and given special catalog numbers.

The United States has issued a a couple of set of stamps with dinosaurs. There is a 15 stamp set issued in 1997 and a set of four issued in 1989. And Scott # 1830 has a Brontosaurus in it.

The best way is to consult the USPS web site. They list all of the stamps issued without a value. These stamps can still be used for postage at that value, so other stamps have to be added. They can only be used for US addresses.

Face value for postage remains valid until the government de-values them. In the US, stamps issued since 1865 are still valid for postage.

The value to a collector varies based on supply and demand.

The first Australian postage stamps issued, was a range of stamps featuring a kangaroo standing on a map of Australia.

They were issued on the 2nd of January, 1913.

Prior to that, the states issued their own postage stamps -

New South Wales first issue in 1850

Queensland first issue in 1860

South Australia first issue in 1855

Tasmania first issue in 1853

Victoria first issue in 1852

Western Australia first issue in 1857

With the second stamp issued by the US in 1847.

The mail is a Federal responsibility and the US Government doesn't allow the states to get involved. There are many postage stamps that have been issued to commemorate each of the states. But states aren't allowed to issued their own stamps.

One of the important factors in listing stamps is to only include stamps that were issued for legitimate postage use. There are many countries that have created and printed stamps specifically to sell to collectors. They print hundreds of thousands of stamps well above the needs of the population of the country. These types of stamps are seldom listed in the catalogs.

There have been over 4,500 insect stamps issued throughout the world. These stamps show over 1,800 types of insects and are collectible.

There was a sheet of 33 cent baseball heros stamps that included one of Lou Gehrig. Other countries have issued stamps, St. Vincent issued one about 1992.

A postage stamp catalog is your best bet. You can also check out eBay and Mystic Stamps online for possible pricing.

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All French postage is issued by the French Bureaux de poste.

There were no postage stamps in 1764. The first ones were issued in Great Britain in 1840.

That is practically impossible to answer. There are nearly 200 countries in the world, with a wide variety of postage stamps for all kinds of categories of postage. Postage has changed through that time, with new kinds of postage and all sorts of changes in stamps. Some countries did not exist in 1960 that did in 2000, and others ceased to exist during that period. To list all the prices of all of the stamps in all of those countries and their changes, would be vast. Outside of postage stamps, then there are all kinds of other stamps, like rubber stamps and metal stamps, stamps on products etc. They all have costs too that have changed. So your question has a vast list of answers, that would be impossible to give you.

The F series stamps were issued in 1991. The postage stamp has a face value of 29 cents.

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.

The first postage stamp of india was the "SCINDE DAWK STAMP" introduced by Sir Bartle Frere on 1 July 1852.

On March 3, 1863, the US issued its first postage stamps, they were 3 cents, for a one half ounce letter.

Hundreds of stamps are issued each year around the world. Each country will issue different stamps throughout the year.

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In Great Britain, the stamps were 1 cent. In the US postage was 5 cents for the first half ounce. They weren't available in the US for several years after that before they were issued.

The best way is to consult the USPS web site. They list all of the stamps issued without a value. These stamps can still be used for postage at that value, so other stamps have to be added. They can only be used for US addresses.

All stamps issued by the US since 1864 are still valid for postage at their face value.

The US has issued many 5 cents stamps. I believe the most recent pictures a canoe. It was the postage rate from 1963 until 1967.

It has a face value of 32 cents for the stamps. The G rate stamps were issued in 1995 when postage went from 29 cents to 32 cents.

Yes, every country uses postage stamps.

There were no stamps in the early 1800's. The world's first postage stamp was issued by Great Britain in 1840.

US postage stamps do not expire -- they are always worth face value as postage.

Many stamps dealers have listings posted. Your library will have a copy of Scott's International Catalog of Postage Stamps which you can reference.

As long as you have the correct postage you can use 'regular stamps' to post to anywhere in the world. If I want to send a letter and it costs $2:40 then I know I need 4 stamps @60c value each , which is the domestic rate in NZ. Otherwise I go to the Post Office and buy a $2:40 stamp.

The F series stamps were issued in 1991. The postage stamp has a face value of 29 cents.

A Lincoln 1c green United States Postage- unused, issued 1959

Great Britain issued the first stamps in May of 1840. They pictured Queen Victoria on them.

It depends on the issuing authority. The US has not devalued postage stamps since 1862, which means anything issued since then can still be used for postage. Other countries have invalidated stamps as of certain dates or events. Check with you local postal authority for specifics in other countries.

Stamps did not exist in the 1700's. The first ones were issued in 1850 by Great Britain. Prior to that, postage, where mail was available, was paid for at the post office.

The link leads one to conclude that there could be roughly a half million different stamps.