common1900-1945

US 1912 Parcel Post Stamps (9c, 10c, 12c, 20c)

Name: US 1912 Parcel Post Stamps (9c, 10c, 12c, 20c)
Brand: United States

United States · 1912 · 9¢, 10¢, 12¢, 20¢

Four stamps from the 1912 US Parcel Post set, depicting various modes of mail transportation including a mail train, steamship, automobile, and airplane.

Issued to facilitate the new Parcel Post service introduced in the United States in 1912, these stamps illustrate the diverse methods used for package delivery.

Printing Method

Engraved

Themes

parcel-post transport mail-delivery definitive

Catalog Numbers

scottO9-O12

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