Specialty Stamps - U.S. Post Office 250 anniversary

Specialty Stamps - U.S. Post Office 250 anniversary

The U.S. Postal Service is celebrating its 250th birthday with specialty stamps.

U.S. Postal Service announces stamps celebrating 250th anniversary

On July 26, 1775, the Second Continental Congress established a postal system for the United Colonies and appointed Benjamin Franklin as the first postmaster general. The U.S. Postal Service today announced two stamp issues to celebrate its 250th anniversary —…

Chris Ware Illustrates USPS Stamp Pane Celebrating 250 Years

The United States Postal Service (USPS) is celebrating its 250th anniversary this July and for the Sestercentennial will be issuing stamps commemorating the occasion: WASHINGTON — On July 26, 1775, the Second Continental Congress established a postal system for the United Colonies and appointed Benjamin Franklin as the first postmaster general. The U.S. Postal Service […]

African Americans and the Postal Service

In June 1788 the ninth state ratified the Constitution, which gave Congress the power "To establish Post Offices and post Roads" (Article I, Section 8). The earliest known African Americans employed in the United States mail service were enslaved people who worked for mail transportation contractors. However, in 1802, fearing a slave revolt like that occurring in the land that would become Haiti, Congress declared that only free white men were p…