USPS+Commemorative+Stamp+Set



=__USPS COMMEMORATIVE STAMP SET__ =

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The first commemorative stamp set was created in 1893 for the World's Colombian Exposition to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Columbus' arrival in the New World. This collection of sixteen stamps shows the progression of Columbus' voyage, from confronting King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella to negotiating with the Native Americans. Prices of the stamps ranged from one cent to five dollars totaling sixteen dollars and thirty four cents, an average worker's weekly wages. =====



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