1991-98 High Value Stamps 7 stamps
# 2122//3178 - 1991-98 High Value Stamps 7 stamps
$66.50
| Image | Condition | Price | Qty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Used Single Stamp(s)
Ships in 1-3 business days.
Ships in 1-3 business days.
$ 66.50
|
$ 66.50 |
|
Mounts - Click Here
| Mount | Price | Qty |
|---|
U.S. # 2122//3178
1985-1997 High Value Stamps
- Get 7 Priority and Express Mail stamps issued between 1985 and 1997
- Includes 1997 Mars Pathfinder stamp, the largest US postage stamp ever issued
- Priority and Express Mail stamps carry higher denominations to deliver mail and packages in one to three days
Stamp Categories: Express & Priority Mail
Set: Express & Priority Mail
Values: $3-$14
Why the stamps were issued: These stamps were issued between 1985 and 1997 to meet the Priority and Express Mail rates.
About the stamps:
#2122 – 1985 $10.75 Eagle and Moon, Express Mail – the most expensive stamp issued up to 1985. It covered the postage for Express Mail Next Day Service, and allowed users to drop Express Mail packages in collection boxes or give them to route carriers. This was the second Express Mail stamp ever issued by the USPS
#2542 – 1991 $14.00 Eagle, International Express Mail – created for international mail weighing up to one-half pound. The $14 denomination was the highest ever assigned to a US stamp for general use.
#2543 – 1993 $2.90 Space Shuttle, Priority Mail – features a futuristic space shuttle speeding through space, this stamp was issued to replace the 1991 Eagle with Olympic rings Priority Mail stamp.
#2544 – 1995 $3 Space Shuttle Challenger, Priority Mail – the $3 Priority Mail stamp shows the Challenger Space Shuttle in orbit and was issued because of a 1995 rate change.
#2544A – 1995 $10.75 Endeavor's Liftoff, Express Mail – based on a photograph of the Space Shuttle Endeavor's liftoff for the STS-57 mission, the $10.75 stamp covers the basic Express Mail rate. STS-57 marked the beginning of a new era in the commercial development of space, as the shuttle carried a privately developed experimentation module called SPACEHAB.
#2842 1994 $9.95 First Moon Landing, Express Mail
#2842 – 1994 $9.95 First Moon Landing, Express Mail – commemorated the 25th anniversary of the 1969 Moon landing on July 20, 1969. Astronaut Neil Armstrong set foot on the Moon, delivering the memorable quote, “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.”
#3178 – 1997 $3 Mars Pathfinder, Priority Mail – America’s largest postage stamp highlights the stunning success of the Sojourner rover on Mars.
About Express & Priority Mail Stamps: Customers paid to have packages shipped quickly long before the post office offered express mail. American Express and Wells Fargo began as express companies that picked up shipments at a business or home and delivered them to the door of the receiver. A tax was paid for this service, and an Express stamp was applied as proof.
The US Postal Service began experimenting with Express Mail in 1970, and by 1977, it was a permanent class of service. This service was available at 3,500 post offices throughout America. By 1983, it had reached the number-three spot in air cargo, behind Federal Express but in front of United Parcel Service. In 1983, the USPS issued its first Express Mail stamp to meet escalating demands for overnight letter service, which experts believed was caused by a lack of consumer confidence in first-class mail.
The new Eagle Express Mail prepay stamp was an improvement on the original service. It could be purchased at any post office and dropped in letterboxes or picked up by mail carriers, making the service accessible to tens of thousands of sites, rather than just the original 3,500.
In 1989, the USPS issued its first Priority Mail stamp. Priority service guarantees two-day delivery between major markets and three-day delivery everywhere else.
U.S. # 2122//3178
1985-1997 High Value Stamps
- Get 7 Priority and Express Mail stamps issued between 1985 and 1997
- Includes 1997 Mars Pathfinder stamp, the largest US postage stamp ever issued
- Priority and Express Mail stamps carry higher denominations to deliver mail and packages in one to three days
Stamp Categories: Express & Priority Mail
Set: Express & Priority Mail
Values: $3-$14
Why the stamps were issued: These stamps were issued between 1985 and 1997 to meet the Priority and Express Mail rates.
About the stamps:
#2122 – 1985 $10.75 Eagle and Moon, Express Mail – the most expensive stamp issued up to 1985. It covered the postage for Express Mail Next Day Service, and allowed users to drop Express Mail packages in collection boxes or give them to route carriers. This was the second Express Mail stamp ever issued by the USPS
#2542 – 1991 $14.00 Eagle, International Express Mail – created for international mail weighing up to one-half pound. The $14 denomination was the highest ever assigned to a US stamp for general use.
#2543 – 1993 $2.90 Space Shuttle, Priority Mail – features a futuristic space shuttle speeding through space, this stamp was issued to replace the 1991 Eagle with Olympic rings Priority Mail stamp.
#2544 – 1995 $3 Space Shuttle Challenger, Priority Mail – the $3 Priority Mail stamp shows the Challenger Space Shuttle in orbit and was issued because of a 1995 rate change.
#2544A – 1995 $10.75 Endeavor's Liftoff, Express Mail – based on a photograph of the Space Shuttle Endeavor's liftoff for the STS-57 mission, the $10.75 stamp covers the basic Express Mail rate. STS-57 marked the beginning of a new era in the commercial development of space, as the shuttle carried a privately developed experimentation module called SPACEHAB.
#2842 1994 $9.95 First Moon Landing, Express Mail
#2842 – 1994 $9.95 First Moon Landing, Express Mail – commemorated the 25th anniversary of the 1969 Moon landing on July 20, 1969. Astronaut Neil Armstrong set foot on the Moon, delivering the memorable quote, “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.”
#3178 – 1997 $3 Mars Pathfinder, Priority Mail – America’s largest postage stamp highlights the stunning success of the Sojourner rover on Mars.
About Express & Priority Mail Stamps: Customers paid to have packages shipped quickly long before the post office offered express mail. American Express and Wells Fargo began as express companies that picked up shipments at a business or home and delivered them to the door of the receiver. A tax was paid for this service, and an Express stamp was applied as proof.
The US Postal Service began experimenting with Express Mail in 1970, and by 1977, it was a permanent class of service. This service was available at 3,500 post offices throughout America. By 1983, it had reached the number-three spot in air cargo, behind Federal Express but in front of United Parcel Service. In 1983, the USPS issued its first Express Mail stamp to meet escalating demands for overnight letter service, which experts believed was caused by a lack of consumer confidence in first-class mail.
The new Eagle Express Mail prepay stamp was an improvement on the original service. It could be purchased at any post office and dropped in letterboxes or picked up by mail carriers, making the service accessible to tens of thousands of sites, rather than just the original 3,500.
In 1989, the USPS issued its first Priority Mail stamp. Priority service guarantees two-day delivery between major markets and three-day delivery everywhere else.