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History of the postage stamp from Bath to America
Elmo Scott Watson recounts the stamp’s rise from the Bath 1840 British issue to the 1847 US sale in New York. He notes prepayment, gum stamps, and the diverse commemorative series honoring presidents, explorers, and major events, plus production details and living-person portrait limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmo Scott Watson
London
Queen Victoria
Bath
United States
New York
City Dispatch Post
Greig’s Post
New York City
United States City Dispatch Post
Post Office Department
Washington
Franklin
Jefferson
Lincoln
Madison
Monroe
Jackson
Taylor
Grant
Hayes
Garfield
Cleveland
Harrison
McKinley
Roosevelt
Harding
Wilson
John Ericsson
Henry Clay
Daniel Webster
Winfield Scott
Alexander
Columbus
Barcelona
la Rabida
Isabella
Isabela
Louisiana
France
Robert RB. Livingston
Thomas Jefferson
James Montay
John Smith
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Territory
William H. Seward
Alaska
Russia
Henry Hudson
Palisades
Robert Fulton
Hudson River
Panama Canal
Pacific Ocean
Liberty
England
Taly
Belgium
America
Norway
Lexington-Concord
White Plains
Great Mountain Boys
Vermont
Valley Forge
Molly Pitcher
George Rogers Clark
General Sullivan
Massachusetts Bay
Lindbergh
Atlantic
Thomas Edison
Edison
Uncle Sam
Post Office
Newfoundland
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Babylonia
Egypt
China