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Description
Vintage Postage Stamp
Circa 1975
James L. Womer for the U.S. Postal Service

10¢ U.S. Postal Service Bicentennial

One of a block of 4 stamps displaying the different modes of transport
used for conveying mail over the years:
road - stagecoach and trailer truck
rail - steam and diesel locomotives
air - 'Jenny' plane and jet plane
space - satellite for transmission of Mailgrams.

(Satellites were first used to transmit Mailgrams—telegrams delivered by U.S. mail carriers—in 1974.)
The stamps were issued in observance of the U.S. Postal Department’s 200th anniversary.

V I N T A G E S T O C K
Photo of a vintage item from my ephemera collections, free stock for yours.
Use however you like. Enjoy!

My Gallery deviantart.com/yesterdays-pape…

Description
Vintage Postage Stamp
Circa 1975
James L. Womer for the U.S. Postal Service

10¢ U.S. Postal Service Bicentennial

One of a block of 4 stamps displaying the different modes of transport
used for conveying mail over the years:
road - stagecoach and trailer truck
rail - steam and diesel locomotives
air - 'Jenny' plane and jet plane
space - satellite for transmission of Mailgrams.

(Satellites were first used to transmit Mailgrams—telegrams delivered by U.S. mail carriers—in 1974.)
The stamps were issued in observance of the U.S. Postal Department’s 200th anniversary.

V I N T A G E S T O C K
Photo of a vintage item from my ephemera collections, free stock for yours.
Use however you like. Enjoy!

My Gallery deviantart.com/yesterdays-pape…