Postage Stamps of the United States First Issued in 1949 President: Harry S Truman  ·  Postmaster General: Jesse M. Donaldson  Domestic Letter Rate: 3˘ per oz  ·  Postcard Rate: 1˘  ·  Air Mail Rate: 6˘ per oz. Commemorative Postage Stamps of 1949    Rotary Press - Perf 11 x 10˝ - 200 Subject Electric Eye Plates   Centennial of the Territory of Minnesota Saint Paul, MN - Mar. 3, 1949 99,190,000 issued Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA - April 12, 1949 104,790,000 issued Puerto Rico Election Issue San Juan, PR - April. 27, 1949 108,805,000 issued   Tercentenary of Annapolis, Maryland Annapolis, MD - May 23, 1949 107,340,000 issued The Grand Army of the Republic  Indianapolis, IN - Aug. 29, 1949 117,020,000 issued Famous American Author Edgar Allen Poe  Richmond, VA - Oct. 7, 1949 122,633,000 issued The Air Mail Stamps of 1949   Rotary Press - Perf 11 x 10˝ - 200 Subject Electric Eye Plates (unless noted otherwise) C39 - 6˘ DC-4 Skymaster  Perf 10˝ x 11 - 400 Subjects Jan. 18, 1949 - 5,070,095,200  C40 - Alexandria Bicentennial  May 11, 1949 - 75,085,000 Issued C41 - 6˘ DC-4 Skymaster  Perf 10 Horizontal Coil Aug. 25, 1949 - 260,307,500  C43 - Globe and Doves  Oct. 7, 1949 - 36,613,100 Issued C42 - Universal Postal Union  Nov. 18, 1949 - 21,061,300 Issued C44 - Stratocruiser and Globe  Nov. 30, 1949 - 16,217,100 Issued C45 - Wright Brothers Issue  Dec. 17, 1949 - 80,405,000 Issued

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