Project Gutenberg 2011-03-13 Public domain in the USA. 356 Tiffany, John K. (John Kerr) 1843 1897 Tiffany, John Kerr History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America Produced by Bryan Ness, Christine Aldridge and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America" by John K. Tiffany is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This comprehensive work delves into the fascinating evolution of postage stamps in the United States, tracing their development from early hand stamps and postmaster stamps to the official adoption of postal stamps. The book serves as an extensive resource for philatelists and history enthusiasts alike. The opening of the book sets the stage by discussing the lack of clear documentation regarding the early postage stamps in the U.S. and the challenges faced in learning their history. Tiffany emphasizes how the Postmaster General was granted broad powers to issue stamps without a formalized system, leading to various unofficial stamps being created by local postmasters. Through careful examination of early postal practices and the stamps used, Tiffany lays the groundwork for a detailed examination of each stamp issued, underscoring the social and historical context that shaped the evolution of postage in America. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Postage stamps -- United States HE Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Category: History - American 575494 2025-06-14T12:54:41.327535 text/html 541731 2021-01-07T15:36:23 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 208261 2021-01-07T15:36:23 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 321363 2025-06-14T12:54:57.017917 application/epub+zip 325742 2025-06-14T12:54:46.499980 application/epub+zip 228470 2025-06-14T12:54:44.474995 application/epub+zip 665868 2025-06-14T12:55:03.821878 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 620879 2025-06-14T12:54:55.212959 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 514216 2022-09-16T09:46:49.558249 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 418918 2025-06-14T12:54:39.401491 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 418605 2021-01-07T15:36:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 132341 2021-01-07T15:36:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 418970 2021-01-07T15:36:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 132349 2021-01-07T15:36:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20008 2025-06-14T12:55:03.992913 application/rdf+xml 24101 2025-06-14T12:54:45.117024 image/jpeg 4833 2025-06-14T12:54:44.794954 image/jpeg 302451 2025-06-14T12:54:41.375525 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog