Genesis : Page 19

Thus the succession of use of postage stamps in theUnited States would be 1. Greig's City Despatch (soonthe United States City Despatch post) from February 1,1842; 2. The Postmaster provisional stamps (notablyNew York) from July 14, 1845 and, 3. The first gen-eral issue of postage stamps authorized by Congress andwhich were issued on July 1, 1847.

Figure 12. The first general issue of the United States

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