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5-cent Ericsson Memorial single
About U.S. Stamps - Ericsson Memorial Issue
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42-cent District of Columbia and Cherry Tree coil single
About U.S. Stamps - Flags of Our Nation Series 2008-2012
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1/2-cent Hale unwatermarked single
About U.S. Stamps - Fourth Bureau Issues (1922-1930)
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The Series of 1922, also known as the Fourth Bureau Issue, consisted of...
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5-cent General Tadeusz Kosciuszko single
About U.S. Stamps - Kosciuszko Issue
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3-cent Supreme Court Building single
About U.S. Stamps - National Capital Sesquicentennial Issues
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Picture Postcard of Old Post Office Tower, circa 1920-1929
Trailblazing - National Historic Sites
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he White House and President’s Park; Washington Monument, National Mall, Jefferson Memorial, and East Potomac Park.
Trailblazing - Parks in Your Backyard
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Washington City Old Post Office Architectural Model
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This is an architectural model of the 1899 Post Office headquarters building in Washington, DC. Over 130 years ago the...

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37-cent District of Columbia stamp
Dan Brown’s Lost Symbol - Washington, DC
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Airmail schedule dispatch board
Birth of an Industry - Washington-New York
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