BGuthrie Photos: DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (Gross Gallery 1): World of Stamps

DC -- Natl Postal Museum -- Exhibit (Gross Gallery 1): World of Stamps:

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. STAMPW_180526_005.JPG: The Stamp Makes Its Debut
2. STAMPW_180526_007.JPG: See the World's First Postage Stamp!
3. STAMPW_180526_008.JPG: Penny Black, 1840
4. STAMPW_180526_018.JPG: Who invented the stamp?
5. STAMPW_180526_026.JPG: The Idea Catches On
6. STAMPW_180526_029.JPG: United States The United States released its first two postage stamps on July 1 [1847]. The 5-cent stamp featured a portrait of Benjamin Franklin, the nation's first Postmaster General. The 10-cent stamp honored George Washington, first President of the United States.
7. STAMPW_180526_031.JPG: First U.S. Stamps, 1847
8. STAMPW_180526_034.JPG: Canton of Zurich
9. STAMPW_180526_037.JPG: Canton of Geneva
10. STAMPW_180526_040.JPG: Canton of Basel
11. STAMPW_180526_042.JPG: What Stories Do Stamps Tell?
12. STAMPW_180526_046.JPG: Struggle for Social Justice, 1999
13. STAMPW_180526_052.JPG: Breast Cancer Research, 1998 This is the first U.S. stamp ever designed and used to raise money for a health issue.
14. STAMPW_180526_059.JPG: Elvis! 1993
15. STAMPW_180526_065.JPG: Olympic Boycott, 1979
16. STAMPW_180526_076.JPG: Military Achievement, 1945
17. STAMPW_180526_083.JPG: Birth of the USPS, 1971
18. STAMPW_180526_090.JPG: Panama Canal, 1900
19. STAMPW_180526_100.JPG: Westward Expansion, 1898
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Description of Subject Matter: World of Stamps
September 22, 2013 – Permanent
Encounter the world’s first postage stamp—the 1840 Penny Black, with its profile of young Queen Victoria—and learn how it revolutionized communication. Learn how stamps have shaped history and honored people and places around the world. See stamp images, including those depicting the Nicaraguan volcano that influenced the location of the Panama Canal and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, as well as the the top-selling 1993 Elvis and breast cancer research stamps.
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