S t a m p s o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s
F r o m W i k i m e d i a C o m m o n s , t h e f r e e m e d i a r e p o s i t o r y
J u m p t o n a v i g a t i o n
J u m p t o s e a r c h
English: Note that US stamp designs since 1978 are copyrighted by the United States Postal Service, and not in the public domain. Up to the end of 1977 the designs are all PD in the US.
Deutsch: Briefmarken aus den USA nach 1978 der United States Postal Service sind urheberrechtlich geschützt und dürfen hier nicht abgebildet werden!
Español: Tome en cuenta que los diseños de timbres/sellos de correo de los Estados Unidos apartir de 1978 están protegidos por derechos de autor , y no en el dominio público. Aquellos diseños de timbres/sellos de correo apartir del fin de 1977 y antes están en el dominio público.
1840s
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Provisional stamps
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St. Louis , MO
5¢, 10¢, 1845; 20¢, 1846
imperforate
1847 Issue
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Imperforate. Printed by Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson
Benjamin Franklin , 5¢
Premier timbre des États-Unis (First US stamp)
Benjamin Franklin, 5¢
This was the first series of federally issued US postage stamps. They were issued under an act of congress on March 3, 1847 and first sold in New York City on July 1, 1847. (Ref. National Postal Museum archive copy at the Wayback Machine )
1850s
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1851-57 Issue
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Imperforate. Printed by Toppan, Carpenter, Chasilear & Co.
Benjamin Franklin 1¢, Type II, 1851
Benjamin Franklin 1¢, 1 Type II, 2 Type IVs, 1851
Benjamin Franklin 1¢
George Washington 3¢, 1851, possibly from a cracked plate
George Washington 3¢, 1851, detail of previous
George Washington 3¢, 1851
George Washington 10¢, Type III, 1855
George Washington 12¢, 1851
1857-61 Issue
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Perforated 15. Printed by Toppan, Carpenter & Co.
1860s
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1861-66 Issue
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Perforated 12. Printed by the National Bank Note Co.
1867 Issue
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Perforated 12 and grilled. Printed by the National Bank Note Co.
1869 Issue
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Perforated 12 and grilled. Printed by the National Bank Note Co.
1c Benjamin Franklin 1869 issue
2c Post rider 1869 issue
3c Locomotive 1869 issue
6c George Washington 1869 issue
10c Shield and eagle 1869 issue
12c Steam Ship S.S. “Adriatic" 1869 issue
15c Landing of Columbus Type I, 1869 issue
24c Declaration of Independence 1869 issue
30c Shield, eagle and flag 1869 issue
90c Abraham Lincoln 1869 issue
Locomotive, 3¢
3¢ with "G-grill"
Locomotive, 3¢
Landing of Columbus, 15¢
1870s
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1870-71 Issue
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Perforated 12. Printed by the National Bank Note Co.
Benjamin Franklin, 1¢
Andrew Jackson, 2¢ (brown)
Andrew Jackson, 2¢ (red)
George Washington, 3¢
George Washington, 3¢
Washington, 3¢ detail
Stanton, 7¢ (detail)
Thomas Jefferson, 10¢
Winfield Scott, 24¢
30¢ mute, Alexander Hamilton
30¢ unused
90¢ used, Oliver Hazard Perry
1873 Issue
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Perforated 12. Printed by the Continental Bank Note Co.
George Washington, 3¢
George Washington, 3¢ detail showing secret marks
George Washington 3¢, 1873
Washington, 3¢ detail showing secret marks
Lincoln, 6¢ with location of secret marks
Edwin M. Stanton, 7¢
With location of secret marks
Edwin M. Stanton, 7¢ detail showing secret marks
George Washington, 3¢ U.S. War Dept. stamp
1879 Issue
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Perforated 12. Printed by the American Bank Note Co. on soft porous paper.
1880s
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1881-82 Issue
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Perforated 12. Printed by the American Bank Note Co.
1883 Issue
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Perforated 12. Printed by the American Bank Note Co.
1887 Issue
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Perforated 12. Printed by the American Bank Note Co.
Benjamin Franklin, 1¢
George Washington, 2¢
1890s
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1890-93 Issue
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Perforated 12. Printed by the American Bank Note Co.
Benjamin Franklin, 1¢
George Washington, 2¢
George Washington, 2¢
George Washington, 2¢
1893 Columbian Exposition Commemoratives
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World Columbian Exposition , Chicago, Illinois
Perforated 12. Printed by the American Bank Note Co.
Unused stamps
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4c Fleet of Columbus 1893 issue
5c Columbus soliciting aid from Queen Isabella 1893 issue
6c Columbus welcomed at Barcelona 1893 issue
8c Columbus restored to favor 1893 issue
10c Columbus presenting natives 1893 issue
15c Columbus announcing his discovery 1893 issue
30c Columbus as La Rabida 1893 issue
50c Recall of Columbus 1893 issue
$1Queen Isabella pledging her jewels 1893 issue
$2 Columbus in chains 1893 issue
$3 Columbus describing his third voyage 1893 issue
$4 Queen Isabella and Columbus 1893 issue
$5 Columbus 1893 issue
Used stamps
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Columbus in Sight of Land 1¢
Landing of Columbus 2¢
Landing of Columbus 2¢
Columbus Presenting Natives 10¢
Columbus Presenting Natives 10¢
1894 Issue
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Perforated 12. Printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Benjamin Franklin, 1¢, ultramarine
George Washington, 2¢, type III, pink
George Washington, 2¢, type III, carmine
Andrew Jackson, 3¢
1895 Issue
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Perforated 12 with double-line "USPS" watermarks. Printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
1898 Issue
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Perforated 12 with double-line watermark. Printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition Commemoratives
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1c Marquette on the Mississippi 1898 issue
2c Farming in the west 1898 issue
4c Indian hunting buffalo 1898 issue
5c Fremont on Rocky Mountains 1898 issue
8c Troops guarding wagon train 1898 issue
10c Puerto Rico election 1898 issue
50c Western mining prospector 1898 issue
$1 Western cattle in storm 1898 issue
$2 Mississippi River bridge 1898 issue
Father Jacques Marquette on the Mississippi, 1¢
Father Jacques Marquette on the Mississippi, 1¢
Farming in the West, 2¢
Fremont on the Rocky Mountains, 5¢
Troops Guarding Train, 8¢
Hardships of Emigration, 10¢
Western Cattle in Storm, $1.00 "Black Bull"
Flag cancellation mark on 2¢ stamp
1898 Revenue stamps
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½¢ revenue stamp
$1.00 revenue stamp
1900s-oughts
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1901 Envelope
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1901 Pan-American Exposition Commemoratives
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294. Fast Lake Navigation 1¢ (postcard rate)
295. Fast Express 2¢ (domestic letter rate)
296. Automobile 4¢
297. Bridge at Niagara Falls 5¢ (foreign rate)
298. Canal Locks at Sault de Ste Marie 8¢ (registry fee)
299. Fast Ocean Navigation 10¢
1902-03 Issue
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1903 Issue
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319. George Washington 2¢ 11/1903
1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commemoratives
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1c Robert Livingston 1903 issue
2c Thomas Jefferson 1903 issue
3c James Monroe 1903 issue
5c William McKinley 1903 issue
10c Map of Louisiana Purchase 1903 issue
Thomas Jefferson, 2¢
1907 Jamestown Exposition Commemoratives
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1c John Smith 1907 issue
2c Jamestown founding 1907 issue
5c Pocahontas 1907 issue
Captain John Smith , 1¢
Pocahontas detail
Captain John Smith, 1¢
Powhatan detail
Founding of Jamestown, 2¢
1908-09 Issue
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Benjamin Franklin 1¢
George Washington 2¢
George Washington 3¢
George Washington 15¢
Issues of 1908, 1 through 6-cents
Issues of 1908, 8 cents through 1 dollar
1908-10 Coil Stamps
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1909 Lincoln Memorial Commemoratives
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1910s
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Post Office Clerk 1¢, 1913 Parcel Post
Issue of 1912
George Washington 2¢, 1914
George Washington 3¢, 1917 perf-10 line (2 )
Parcel Post Stamps 1912-13
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Further Washington-Franklin Issues
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1912-14 series Washington 7c in black and Franklin with Oak leaves, 8c to 11c
1912-14 series, Franklin with Oak leaves, 12c to 50c
Franklin 1-Dollar Issued 1912
Franklin 11-cent Issued 1915
5-cent color error, 1916-17
1st / only Franklin 13c issue of 1919
The 'Big Bens' Issue of 1918
Franklin 2-dollar reprint issue of 1920
1913-1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition
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1-cent Explorer Balboa
2-cent Pedro Miguel Locks, Panama Canal
5-cent "Golden Gate", San Francisco Bay
10-cent Spanish expedition to San Francisco Bay
1920s
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Pilgrim Tercentenary Issue of 1920
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1¢ “Mayflower" 1920 issue
2¢ Landing of the Pilgrims 1920 issue
5¢ Signing of the Compact 1920 issue
Huguenot-Walloon tercentenary Issue of 1924
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1c Ship “Nieu Nederland" 1924 issue
2c Walloons landing at Fort Orange (Albany) 1924 issue
5c Jan Ribault Monument at Duval County FL 1924 issue
Lexington-Concord Issue of 1925
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1c Washington at Cambridge 1924 issue
2c “Birth of Liberty” by Henry Sandman 1924 issue
5c “The Minute Man” by Daniel Chester French 1924 issue
Norse-American Issue of 1925
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2c Sloop “Restaurationen" 1925 issue
5c Viking ship 1925 issue
Norse-American 5¢, 1925
Norse-American 5¢, detail
Aeronautics Conference Issue of 1928
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2¢ Wright flyer 1928 issue
5¢ Monoplane 1928 issue
1930s
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2¢, 1930 revenue stamp
6¢, 1936 Souvenir Sheet of 4
George Washington 2¢, 1938, precancelled
National Parks Issue of 1934
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1c El Capitan Yosemite, California 1934 issue
2c Grand Canyon Arizona 1934 issue
3c Mount Ranier and Mirror Lake, Washington 1934 issue
4c Cliff Palace Mesa Verde Park, Colorado 1934 issue
5c Old Faithful Yellowstone, Wyoming 1934 issue
6c Crater Lake Oregon 1934 issue
7c Great Head Acadia Park, Maine 1934 issue
8c Great White Throne Zion Park, Utah 1934 issue
9c Mt. Rockwell and Two Medicine Lake Glacier National Park, Montana 1934 issue
10c Great Smokey Mountains North Carolina 1934 issue
Army Issue of 1936-1937
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1c G. Washington, N. Greene Mount Vernon 1936-7 issue
2c A. Jackson, W. Scott The Hermitage 1936-7 issue
3c Grant, Sherman, Sheridan 1936-7 issue
4c R.E. Lee and T.J. Jackson Stratford Hall 1936-7 issue
5c U.S. Military Academy 1936-7 issue
Navy Issue of 1936-1937
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1c J.P. Jones and J. Barry 1936-7 issue
2c S. Decatur and T. MacDonough 1936-7 issue
3c D. G. Farragut and D. D. Porter 1936-7 issue
4c Sampson, Dewey and Schley 1936-7 issue
5c U.S. Naval Academy 1936-7 issue
Territorial Issues of 1937
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3c Kamehameha I, Honolulu Hawaii Territory 1937 issue
3c Mount McKinley Alaska Territory 1937 issue
3c La Fortaleza, San Juan, Puerto Rico 1937 issue
3c Charlotte Amalie Harbor, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 1937 issue
Presidential Issues of 1938
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1940s
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10¢, 1941 Airmail
13¢, 1944, Special Delivery
Four Chaplains, 3¢, 1948 (stamp)
Four Chaplains, 3¢, 1948 (envelope)
Famous Americans Series, 1940
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Overrun Countries Series, 1943-44
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1950s
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National capital sesquicentennial
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3c Statue of Freedom Washington DC 1950 issue
3c The White House Washington DC 1950 issue
3c U.S. Supreme Court Building Washington DC 1950 issue
3c U.S. Capitol Building Washington DC 1950 issue
Wildlife conservation issues of 1956-7
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3¢ Wild Turkey 1956 issue
3¢ Longpronged antelope 1956 issue
3¢ King salmon 1956 issue
3¢ Whooping crane 1957 issue
Newspaper Boys, 3¢, 1952 (4 stamps)
Thomas Jefferson, 2¢, coil (2 stamps)
Liberty, 3¢ , 1954
15¢, 1955, Certified Mail
3¢, 1956, Friendship - Key to World Peace.
US Flag, 4¢, 1957
United States postage stamp honoring Simon Bolivar (1958)
1960s
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Camp Fire Girls, 4¢, 1960
Project Mercury, 4¢, 1962
Dag Hammarskjold, 4¢, 1962, inverted yellow
Robert H. Goddard, 1964
John F. Kennedy, 5¢, 1964
100 years Salvation Army, 5¢, 1965
Mary Cassatt , 5¢, 1966 (
Mr. Zip in margin)
Washington, 5¢, 1966
Washington, 5¢, 1967 (updated drawing)
National Grange, 5¢, 1967
Oliver Wendell Holmes, 15¢, 1968
First Man on the Moon, 10¢, 1969, Air Mail
United States postage stamp honoring Amelia Earhart (1963)
US stamp honoring Johnny Appleseed
US stamp honoring Montgomery Blair
1970s
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Save our Cities, Soil, Air, Water, 6¢, 1970
South Carolina, 6¢, 1970
LOVE Stamp, 8c, 1973, designed by
Robert Indiana
American Bicentennial Issue: Flag Series, 1976
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US local stamps
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1845 ,
Boyd's City Express 2¢ #20L4 (black on
green )
1859 , Brady & Co., New York , #22L1, Forgery D
1857 , Clark & Co., New York , #46L1, Forgery C
1866 , Hussey's Special Message Post. 10¢, #87LE2 (gold on green )
1857 , Price's City Express - Post 2c, #119L1 (black on red )
1857 , Price's City Express - Post 2c, #119L2 (black on green )
1858 , Price's City Express - Post 2c, #119L3 (black on green )
1851 , Priest's Despatch , Paid (2¢) #121L3 (black on yellow ) prob. forgery
1851 , Priest's Despatch , Paid (2¢) #121L4 (black on rose ) prob. forgery
1851 , Priest's Despatch , Paid (2¢) #121L5 (black on blue ) prob. forgery
1851 , Priest's Despatch , Paid (2¢) #121L5 (black on blue ) Forgery A
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Copyright-Note up to 1978
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English: Note that US stamps issued after 1 January 1978 are copyright United States Postal Service, and not in the public domain. Up to the end of 1977 the designs are all PD in the US.
Deutsch: Briefmarken aus den USA nach 1 Januar 1978 der United States Postal Service sind urheberrechtlich geschützt und dürfen hier nicht abgebildet werden!
Español: Tome en cuenta que los diseños de timbres/sellos de correo de los Estados Unidos apartir de 1978 están protegidos por derechos de autor , y no en el dominio público. Aquellos diseños de timbres/sellos de correo apartir del fin de 1977 y antes están en el dominio público.
La .lojban.: merko jecta xe pelji ba 1/1/1978 cu kapirait USPS gi'e na zvati lo gubni lacri i co'u lo fanmo be 1977 lo tasmi cu na zvati kapirait
See also
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