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| SPECIAL DELIVERY 881 ISSUE #rareoldstamp #special delivery #oldcollection |
THE SPECIAL DELIVERY STORY-One of the innovation brought about with the coming of the American Administration, was the use of the Special Delivery Stamps. The purpose of the stamps, in general terms when affixed to a letter is to insure speedy delivery by special messenger.
The first Special Delivery stamps used, was the United States Stamps issued in 1895 SCOTT E5, perforation 12 and watermarked USPS double line, overprinted PHILIPPINES in RED. Special Delivery service was instituted in the UNITED STATEs
by the ACT of CONGRESS of March 03,1835 Special Delivery Service in Spain started in 1905.
