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Your search found 41,873 result(s).

National Postal Museum Collections Search Results

  • 1c Narcotic revenue stamp pair

    Date
    1963
  • 33c Cinco de Mayo pane of twenty

    Date
    April 27, 1999
  • 1/8 ounce Tobacco Strips Series 124 taxpaid revenue stamp block of 6

    Date
    1954
  • 5c Narcotic revenue stamp pane of 50

    Date
    1919-1964
  • H-Rate (33c) Uncle Sam's Hat single

    Date
    November 9, 1998
  • 6c "UN" and UN Emblem first day of issue program

    Date
    November 20, 1970
  • 1/2 ounce Tobacco Strips Series 123 taxpaid revenue stamp single

    Date
    1953
  • 3 Cigars Class D Series 125 taxpaid revenue stamp single

    Date
    1955
  • 40 Cigarettes Class B Series 125 taxpaid revenue stamp single

    Date
    1955
  • 50 Cigarettes Class B Series 123 taxpaid revenue stamp sheet of 100

    Date
    1953
  • 12 Cigars Class C Series 125 taxpaid revenue stamp single

    Date
    1955
  • US Mail Motor Service Badge

  • 29c Jan E. Matzeliger single

    Date
    September 15, 1991
  • 3c Saluting Young America single

    Date
    August 11, 1948
  • Cover

    Date
    c. 1863
  • 12c Henry Clay State Department small die proof

    Date
    1903
  • 6c Crater Lake Farley special printing imperforate single

    Date
    1935
  • 32c Maggie Mix-Up doll single

    Date
    July 28, 1997
  • 33c Baby New Year pane of twenty

    Date
    December 27, 1999
  • 3c Future Farmers plate proof

    Date
    August 18, 1953
  • Bethlehem to Haifa, Palestine cover on album page

    Date
    June 4, 1928
  • 10c San Francisco Bay single

    Date
    January 1, 1913
  • 32c Thornton Wilder single

    Date
    April 17, 1997
  • 2c American Composers John Philip Sousa plate block of nine

    Date
    1940

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    • U.S. Stamps 12677
    • Cold War, 1945-1989 10639
    • Contemporary (1990-present) 10232
    • International Stamps & Mail 3735
    • Sidney N. Shure Collection 3727
    • National Stamp Collection 3697
    • Covers & Letters 3226
    • WW II 2226
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    • Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1877) 1536
    • The Gilded Age (1877-1920) 1401
    • Art 1079
    • Great Depression 791
    • Animals 732
    • The Environment 560
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    • Holidays & Celebrations 532
    • Art & Photography 491
    • Botany 487
    • Plants 487
    • The Roaring Twenties (1920-1929) 476
    • American Expansion (1800-1860) 470
    • Stars of Stage & Screen 457
    • Postal Employees 405
    • Sports 347
  • Type
    • Postage stamps 21873
    • Tax stamps 11490
    • Correspondence 4458
    • Covers & letters 4458
    • Works of art 1079
    • Archival materials 916
    • Postal stationery 305
    • Identifying artifacts 269
    • Mail Processing Equipment 268
    • Employee Gear 216
    • Certified plate proofs 160
    • Maps 140
    • Labor Unions & Associations Material 113
    • Photographs 85
    • NPM Archives 48
    • Transportation Equipment & Models 48
    • Postal money orders 35
    • Printing and printmaking equipment 21
    • Evidence, Criminal 16
    • Loan 6
    • Artifacts 4
    • Designs (concepts) 4
    • Exhibit Collection 4
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    • 1770s 11
    • 1790s 18
    • 1800s 45
    • 1810s 16
    • 1820s 8
    • 1830s 75
    • 1840s 221
    • 1850s 426
    • 1860s 1596
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    • 1880s 535
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    • 1960s 11455
    • 1970s 11362
    • 1980s 11451
    • 1990s 3455
    • 2000s 4356
    • 2010s 716
    • 2020s 145
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    • United States of America 31172
    • Palestine 1937
    • VATICAN CITY 1041
    • New York 684
    • ISRAEL 655
    • California 450
    • Great Britain 340
    • Occupation of Palestine 336
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    • African Americans 220
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  • Media Usage
    • Usage conditions apply 12656
    • Not determined 5438
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