The first United States postage stamps were issued on July 1, 1847 featuring Benjamin Franklin
(1st Postmaster General) on the 5 ¢ stamp and George Washington (1st U.S. President)
on the 10¢ stamp. In 1997 these stamps were re-issued to honor the 150th anniversary of U.S. stamps.
Visit the
USPS Web Site Search Page and type "first postage stamps" in the Search Box.
You should get 4 results. Click the first one with search terms highlighted.
Where were these new stamps issued. What's the denomination of the new Franklin
and Washington stamps?
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On July 1, 1963 the USPS used Mr. Zip to encourage people to use 5-digit codes in their address.
Go to the Acronym & Abbreviation Server: and find what does ZIP stand for? (in Post Office abbreviation)
Another source is Acronym Finder with 54,246 acronyms in the database.
If you like to download some pictures of Mr. Zip, Visit Zip Codes.
Where & When was the first Zip Code stamp isssued? (See First Day Cover)
Visit the
History of Stamps website.
When & where was the first stamp issued in the world?
Five other countries beside the U.S. also issued their first stamp on July 1.
Name these countries & the year of their first issues.
Give the name of the first woman who appeared alone on a U.S. stamp.
Gottfried von Leibniz (1646-1716) was born July 1, 1646 in Leipzig, Germany.
He invented calculus independently of Isaac Newton in 1684. He also invented a
calculating machine to do trigonometric and astronomical tables (1692).
Visit the
History of Mathematics Archive at the School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences,
University of St. Andrews, England, where you'll find over 1000 biographies of mathematicians.
Click Biographies Index & then L in the Alphabetical index to find Leibniz.
To find what mathematicians were born on a certain date, click the Anniversaries
for the year link. When the calendar page appears, click July 1 to find Leibniz.
Leibniz worked on many mathematical curves. What shape does these curves resemble—
Astroid, Hypocycloid, Epicycloid? Bookmark the ones you like.
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Louis Blériot (1872-1936), a pioneer in aviation was born on July 1, 1872
in Cambrai, France. What feat did he accomplish on July 25, 1909?
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Estée Lauder, businesswoman, was born on July 1, 1908 in New York City.
Her company Estée Lauder Inc., emphasized skin care (Youth Dew fragrance and bath oils)
and outsells all other department store cosmetic lines in the 1990s.
When was her company founded?
What's her company's growth from 1958-73?
What's the name of her book and secret of her success?
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