Express mail is an accelerated delivery service for which the customer pays a surcharge and receives faster delivery. Haste Poste Haste letters of the 17th century can be considered precursors of modern Express mail as was the Pony Express mail.
Express Mail: Next-day mail delivery service.
Face: The front of a stamp; the side bearing the design.
Face Value: The value of a stamp as inscribed on its face. For letter-denominated stamps, the understood postal value of the stamp.
Express Mail is a service available in the United States that uses special purpose stamps. This service, which began in the 1970s, guarantees next day delivery for most addresses.
Express mail: Mail delivery service that is faster than regular mail.
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Face value: The value of a stamp inscribed on its face.
Express Mail - 1) an expedited delivery service provided to the general public by the Postal Service since 1971. 2) a premium priced government service in the early (pre-stamp) 19th century. 3) a private service provided since the mid-19th ...
Express Mail Military Service (EMMS)—An Express Mail service available between the United States and designated APO and FPO addresses that provides Department of Defense and other authorized personnel stationed overseas with expedited ...
Express Mail
A premium-priced overnight delivery mail service introduced in 1983 by the USPS to compete with private express delivery firms, with stamps to prepay the cost in denominations ranging from $8.75 to $14.
EXPRESS MAIL markings can be found on covers from the Northeastern US between 1836 and 1860.
Western Express Mail: private mail served the mining regions of California and Nevada where government postal service was inadequate.
Western Front: France, German occupation, 1914-18.
Zoned Price - A price structure for Express Mail, Priority Mail (except Flat Rate products), Periodicals (except nonadvertising portion), ...
$10.75 Eagle & Moon, Express Mail, Type II, re-issue (6/19/89)
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Special delivery issue - a stamp that pays for special handling and accelerated delivery of mail, usually by a courier. Expedited services, such as Express Mail, have largely replaced the need for special delivery.
 See also: Stamp, Used, Cover, Official, Cancel
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