SCOTT #2419 PRIORITY MAIL STAMP $2.40

Priority Mail Service began 54 years ago today.  But it wasn’t until 21 years later that a stamp came out specifically for the priority mail rate.  The stamp’s $2.40 denomination covered priority rate at the time.

In 2003, the USPS issued its first pre-stamped Priority Mail envelope.  These flat-rate envelopes feature a printed image of the current Priority Mail stamp as postage.  But since 2003, demand has gone down while production costs continue to climb.

Last year, USPS announced the 2021 $7.95 Castillo de San Marcos stamped Priority Mail envelope will be its last.

US #2419

First U.S. Priority Mail Stamp 1989 $2.40 Moon Landing

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