National Postal Workers Day

On July 1, we say thank you to people who bring us our mail.

Postal workers deliver mail and packages. Almost half a million people deliver mail in the United States. Most walk between four to eight miles a day. They work in all kinds of weather.

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On July 1, we say thank you to people who bring us our mail.

This stamp was made in 1954. You must buy a stamp to send mail. Great Britain had the first stamps in 1840. The first stamps in the United States were in 1847. One stamp had a picture of George Washington. It cost ten cents.

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On July 1, we say thank you to people who bring us our mail.

Many stamps show famous people. They show things from history. Some show characters. Some people collect stamps. They look for fun or interesting stamps.

What Do You Think? How could you thank a postal worker? What would you put on a stamp if you could make your own?

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