USA - 1911 December 1: An 10 cents ultramarine Registration stamp depicting American Eagle. Post Office issued America’s first and only registration stamp for the prepayment of registry fees. This new stamp could only be used to pay the registry fee and was not valid for regular postage. When used in addition to regular postage, this stamp provided special care and handling for an extra fee for a letter or package. Upon receiving the item, the addressee was required to sign a receipt

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USA Registration stamp. This postage stamp, as a physical objects, is part of a private collection owned by the author of the image

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Size: 3100px × 3400px
Location: United States of America
Photo credit: © World of Stamp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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