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Medallion - 60th Anniversary of Domestic Parcel Post
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1973 |
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| Weight | 31.5 g |
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| Obverse lettering | 60th ANNIVERSARY 1913-1973 DOMESTIC PARCEL POST SERVICE 1973 WDG |
| Reverse description | The reverse bears a multi-line inscribed text in the field narrating the history of the domestic parcel post service, headed by the dates '1913-1973'. Below the text, a small relief of the United States Postal Service eagle logo appears within a dotted border near the bottom of the field. |
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| Reverse lettering | 1913-1973 On January 1, 1913 a general domestic parcel post service went into operation in the U. S. Post Office. The new service led to the issuance of a set of 12 special postage stamps bearing the legend "U. S. Parcel Post." The designs of these stamps featured the working personnel of the Postal Service, transportation of the mail and agricultural interest of the country. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE US MAIL |
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