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#usstamps - The “Kansas Territorial Centennial” stamp. A corner plate-block of four, 3-cents, stamps from 1954. In 1827, Fort Leavenworth became the first permanent settlement of white Americans in the future state. The Kansas–Nebraska Act became law on May 30, 1854, establishing Nebraska Territory and Kansas Territory, and opening the area to broader settlement by whites. #philatelicworld #philately #philatelic #philatelist #philatelia #kansas https://www.instagram.com/p/CDXXDDdlBvi/?igshid=19lovhy4rf9qm

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#usstamps - 1954, George Eastman. A corner plate block of four, 3-cents, US stamps. Released on July 12, 1954. Inventor and Philanthropist #georgeeastman was born in 1854. #philately #philatelicworld #philatelist #philatelic #stamps https://www.instagram.com/p/CC7YfytFXyW/?igshid=jdbw4pfgh3qq

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Chrysanthemum is the design for the new Global Forever international rate stamp that can be used to mail a 1-ounce letter to any participating country. At January 1, 2020 that rate currently remained at $1.15. The stamp is round and features a photograph of a pink chrysanthemum on a white background. Taken from above, the photograph highlights the intricate features of the bloom. The art director was William J. Gicker. Greg Breeding designed the stamp with an existing photograph by Hong Vo. (I just sent a postcard to Russia and it was $1.20) #philately #philatelic #philatelist #philatelystamp #philatelicworld https://www.instagram.com/p/CCWYeSClhp8/?igshid=exfsxr9pkxro

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#usstamps - 1968 A corner plate block of four, 10-cents, #usairmail stamps. They were issued to meet increased air mail rates. #philatelicworld #philately #philatelic #philatelist https://www.instagram.com/p/CCBlFgWFFzM/?igshid=15vfwybu4h52x

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#usstamps - The 3-cents #ponyexpress 80th Anniversary stamp. Both westward and eastward service of the Pony Express was inaugurated on April 3rd, 1860. The westward trip started in #hannibalmo and eastward in #sanfrancisco - A block of four. #philatelicworld #philately #philatelic #philatelist #stampcollecting https://www.instagram.com/p/CAJW7jYlnRW/?igshid=34wbb7cwi310

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#usstamps - Commemorative Series of 1940. Inventors — Famous American Issues #eliashowe Born in Spencer, MA, in 1819. Competed model of #sewingmachine in 1845; patent granted in 1846. Visited #england and sold one machine and all his English rights to a corset manufacturer for $1250.00. (There’s more to the story.) A single 5 cents stamp. #philatelicworld #philately #philatelic #philatelist https://www.instagram.com/p/B_y2PpnFV2Z/?igshid=1n46xhed40mzl