United States adhesive postage stamps were first officially issued in 1847, picturing the inventor and statesman Benjamin Franklin (on the five-cent stamp) and first president George Washington (on the ten-cent stamp). Portraits of presidents and others who have made significant contributions to American life have since been featured on United States stamp issues; portraits of living people, however, are forbidden. Stamp subjects (with the exception of United States presidents) have to have been deceased for ten years. Postage stamps issued by the United States Postal Service commemorate individuals, events, and achievements that have shaped the political and social history of America.
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