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As part of a series with the Smithsonian Institution presenting 25 objects that tell the story of America, Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with Daniel Piazza, chief curator of philately at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum, about the significance of the first stamps issued by the federal government.
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