One Dollar Postage Stamps of the United States and Its Possessions 1893 - 1939
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'One Dollar Postage Stamps of the United States and Its Possessions 1893 - 1939' by Al Kugel.
This exhibit tells the story of the American stamps denominated at one dollar from the first -- which was issued for the Columbian Exposition in 1893 -- up to the Canal Zone $1.00 commemorative airmail of 1939.
Although the dollar theme could be continued right up to the present time, the erosion in its purchasing power (especially as regards the particularly rapid increase in inflation during and after World War II and again during the 1965-1980 period) means that the significance of a dollar has declined sharply in recent times. For example, in 1893 one dollar paid the postage on fifty first class letters. Today it will pay for less than three.
This exhibit was created by, and is the property of the late Al Kugel, and is being supplied by his heirs as a courtesy to the Military Postal History Society. (See the MPHS webpage) The Military Postal History Society (MPHS) is a non-profit organization for philatelists and stamp collectors interested in the collecting and studying of the postal aspects of all wars and military actions of all countries, including soldiers' campaign covers, naval mail, occupation and internment covers, patriotics, propaganda, V-mail, censorship and similar related material.
Single Frame of the Dollar Stamp exhibit (searchable PDF)
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