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USPS Needed Stamps For Its 250th Anniversary. Local Cartoonist Chris Ware Delivered

USPS Needed Stamps For Its 250th Anniversary. Local Cartoonist Chris Ware Delivered

CHICAGO — What’s older than the Declaration of Independence? Believe it or not: the United States Postal Service. The organization now known as the USPS was established in July 1775 — one year before the 13 original colonies declared themselves to be their own nation. This week, the agency celebrates its semiquincentennial with a creative new stamp design featuring artwork …

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