Postage Currency
On August 21, 1862, Postage Currency was issued to make business transactions easier during the Civil War.
On August 21, 1862, Postage Currency was issued to make business transactions easier during the Civil War.
Explorer, soldier, and politician Meriwether Lewis was born on August 18, 1774, in Ivy, Albemarle County, Virginia.
On August 17, 1861, the first of several Civil War era stamps was first used.
On August 14, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law.
On July 30, 1993, the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum opened in Washington, DC.
Connecticut senator and chairman of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy Brien McMahon died on July 28, 1952, in Washington, DC.
On July 26, 1788, New York ratified the U.S. Constitution, becoming America’s 11th state. Two of the most powerful Indian groups in North America lived in New York, the Algonquian family and the Iroquois. These tribes were large and well organized, especially the Iroquois. The Iroquois federation was the most efficient North American Indian government.
Roger Sherman, the only man in US history to sign America’s four most important documents; the Articles of Association, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution, died on July 23, 1793.
On July 2, 1979, the USPS issued the $1 Rush stamp, which would lead to one of the most fascinating stamp controversies of the late 20th century.