Bird lovers are expected to flock to their Post Offices now that the Postal Service is celebrating North America’s largest swallow by issuing the Purple Martin First-Class Mail Forever Stamped ...
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The first ever envelope sent using a postage stamp went up for auction for almost £2million - but no-one bought it. The envelope, from 1840, was sent using the famous Penny Black stamp, the first of ...