# O97-99 - 1879 Official Mail Stamp US Interior Officials (3)
Official U.S. Stamps
Issued for the
“Department of Everything Else”
Charged with handling the domestic affairs of our growing nation, the Interior Department’s remarkable array of duties led some to call it the “Department of Everything Else.” Issued in 1879, these Official U.S. Department of Interior stamps were never sold directly to the public and were declared obsolete after just 5 years.
Official U.S. Stamps
Issued for the
“Department of Everything Else”
Charged with handling the domestic affairs of our growing nation, the Interior Department’s remarkable array of duties led some to call it the “Department of Everything Else.” Issued in 1879, these Official U.S. Department of Interior stamps were never sold directly to the public and were declared obsolete after just 5 years.