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  • Domestic Postal Card

    Date
    Issue date: 2001
  • 12c Torch of Statue of Liberty perf. coil

    Date
    April 8, 1981
  • El Paso, Texas Owney tag

    Date
    1888-1897
  • 1.25 lire St. Francis de Sales single

    Date
    June 22, 1936
  • Patch with eagle emblem

    Date
    1970-1991
  • 700 lire Act of Charity by St. Nicholas single

    Date
    December 3, 1987
  • 6c Abraham Lincoln plate proof single

    Date
    1873
  • Bulk Rate USA (10c) Eagle and Shield untagged coil single

    Date
    December 13, 1991
  • First Day Domestic Card

    Date
    Canceled: April 28, 2001 (FDI)
  • 2c Washington type I Panama-Pacific small die proof

    Date
    1915
  • Metal screen for post office structure from Dillsburg, Pennsylvania

    Date
    1913-1971
  • Photograph of damaged packages that slow up the mail service

    Date
    1913
  • "Ward's Certified Nu-Sink & Bathtub Enamel" item of ephemera

    Date
    1900s-1950s
  • "Fruit Cake" item of ephemera

    Date
    1900s-1950s
  • International Postal Card

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    Issue date: 1963
  • Form of Oath for Assistant Postmasters

    Date
    1903
  • 2800 lire Ursulines Mission Continued single

    Date
    April 5, 1990
  • 1c Franklin Panama-Pacific small die proof

    Date
    1915
  • City letter carrier cap badge, number 2

    Date
    1955
  • 4c Flag plate proof

    Date
    April 29, 1957
  • 1c Franklin War Department Panama-Pacific small die proof

    Date
    1915
  • Photograph of postal clerks processing mail

    Date
    1923
  • Photograph of JR-1B mail airplane designed by the Standard Aircraft Corporation

    Date
    1920s
  • 30c Franklin card plate proof

    Date
    1893

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  • Topic:"US Post Office Department "Old Post Office""
  • Topic
    • U.S. Stamps 1074
    • National Stamp Collection 816
    • International Stamps & Mail 729
    • Covers & Letters 518
    • The Gilded Age (1877-1920) 365
    • Contemporary (1990-present) 330
    • Postal Employees 307
    • Cold War, 1945-1989 189
    • WW II 157
    • World War, 1939-1945 157
    • Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1877) 152
    • New Acquisitions 127
    • Mail Processing 113
    • Sidney N. Shure Collection 108
    • American Expansion (1800-1860) 101
    • Postal Administration 101
    • Floyd S. Leach Collection 74
    • USPOD Collection of Panama-Pacific Die Proofs 72
    • Art 65
    • Popular Culture 63
    • Transportation 53
    • Harry L. Jefferys Collection 49
    • Great Depression 48
    • U.S. Related Areas 45
    • Architecture 42
  • Type
    • Postage stamps 2049
    • Correspondence 825
    • Covers & letters 825
    • Archival materials 669
    • Postal stationery 371
    • Mail Processing Equipment 243
    • Employee Gear 231
    • Photographs 156
    • Identifying artifacts 90
    • Works of art 65
    • Transportation Equipment & Models 47
    • Certified plate proofs 40
    • Artifacts 20
    • Labor Unions & Associations Material 16
    • Evidence, Criminal 14
    • Tax stamps 14
    • NPM Archives 13
    • Printing and printmaking equipment 13
    • Postal money orders 12
    • Maps 10
    • Designs (concepts) 4
    • Loan 4
    • Exhibit Collection 3
  • Date
    • 1760s 4
    • 1770s 8
    • 1790s 13
    • 1800s 15
    • 1820s 4
    • 1830s 42
    • 1840s 84
    • 1850s 58
    • 1860s 147
    • 1870s 241
    • 1880s 152
    • 1890s 472
    • 1900s 513
    • 1910s 711
    • 1920s 294
    • 1930s 394
    • 1940s 533
    • 1950s 844
    • 1960s 428
    • 1970s 453
    • 1980s 486
    • 1990s 352
    • 2000s 257
    • 2010s 39
    • 2020s 22
  • Place
    • United States of America 2636
    • VATICAN CITY 626
    • Missouri 306
    • New York 173
    • Louisiana 116
    • FRANCE 88
    • China 72
    • District of Columbia 70
    • Canal Zone 67
    • Palestine 62
    • Illinois 55
    • Germany 49
    • Pennsylvania 44
    • Massachusetts 42
    • Virginia 37
    • New Mexico 33
    • California 32
    • Maryland 30
    • Ohio 30
    • GREAT BRITAIN 27
    • Philippines 27
    • Confederate States of America 23
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    • Hawaii 20
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    • Hispanics 22
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    • African Americans 17
  • Media Usage
    • Usage conditions apply 2031
    • CC0 1586
    • Not determined 600
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