[DOC] [TLE] Postage stamps and postal history of the United States - Wikipedia [PAR] The history of postal service of the United States began with the delivery of 
stampless letters, ... Each of these stamps generally bore the face or bust of an 
American ... In 1775, when Benjamin Franklin was appointed the first Postmaster 
General, the U.S. .... of the U.S.), and a 10-cent value in black with George 
Washington. [DOC] [TLE] The First U.S. Postage Stamp Honoring Benjamin Franklin, Patriot ... [PAR] The first United States general issue postage stamps, stamps for distribution 
throughout ... Postmaster General Cave Johnson initially instructed the firm to use 
a portrait of recently ... on the 5-cent stamp and George Washington on the 10-
cent denomination. ... Benjamin Franklin, as deputy postmaster general under 
Britain's... [DOC] [TLE] First US Postage Stamps, George Washington and Benjamin ... [PAR] First US Postage Stamps, George Washington and Benjamin Franklin, issue of 
1847, ... The first stamps bore the likenesses of first Postmaster General Franklin, 
on the .... Another painting of the Madonna and Child from the National Gallery of 
Art in ...... On July 26, 1775, Franklin was appointed Postmaster General, the first
... [DOC] [TLE] History of US Postage Stamps | The first United States stamp [PAR] The first United States stamps in early American philately ... of the perforated US 
stamps bore the images of Benjamin Franklin and George Washington. ... John H
. Reagan, who was then the Postmaster General of the Confederate States, ... 
produce a special series of US stamps that featured the portraits of great 
Americans. [DOC] [TLE] United States Stamp Values - 1847-1857 - America's First Stamps [PAR] Hobbizine stamp value guides list prices in new and used condition. ... first 
stamps featuring portaits of Ben Franklin and George Washington. ... the 
Postmaster General to release the first United States postage stamps. ... New 
portraits were introduced for Washington and Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson 
was added. The one... [DOC] [TLE] William J. Uihlein Collection of Postage Stamps [PAR] It proudly bore the portrait of young Queen Victoria. ... The first United States 
postage stamps, a red brown 5 cent depicting Benjamin Franklin and a black 10 
cent with George Washington, appeared in 1847. .... Unfortunately his first 
Postmaster General, former campaign manager James F. Farley, managed to 
commit a... [DOC] [TLE] early postage stamps of new yorkpostmaster provisionals - JStor [PAR] sheet bearing reproductions of the first United States postage stamps. Stamp 
collectors did ... March, 1847, there was no law authorizing the Postmaster 
General t issue stamps ... bore either the initials or the name of the postmaster, 
the name of t city, the .... a crude two cent stamp bearing the portrait of 
Washington, probably. [DOC] [TLE] Pushing the Envelope: The Art of the Postage Stamp [PAR] Nov 11, 2000 ... American postage stamps were first created in 1847 and bore the likenesses of 
such national leaders as Postmaster General Benjamin Franklin and President 
George Washington. ... The first US commemorative stamps, issued in 1893 for 
the Colombian Exposition, were declared "unnecessary" by a joint... [DOC] [TLE] A History of the United States Mail to 1860 - Explore & Learn | Old ... [PAR] America's first post office, of sorts, was established in 1639 when the General ... 
Andrew Hamilton was the first Deputy Postmaster for British North America. ..... 
These 3-cent stamps bore the image of George Washington. ... A 5-cent stamp 
bore Benjamin Franklin's portrait, and a 10-cent had George Washington's 
likeness. [DOC] [TLE] More Mirror Magazine - The Sunday Times Mirror Magazine [PAR] They portrayed the first US Postmaster General and Father of the American 
Postal Service, Benjamin Franklin and the first US President George Washington. 
... All the stamps bore the portrait of Queen Victoria who was Ceylon's ruler too. [DOC] [TLE] Page 9  The Times 11 January 1903  Virginia Chronicle [PAR] For over thirty years the United States three-cent, stamp used for general posjage 
hns born adorned with a profile of L George "Washington. ... The first five-cent 
stamp issued in the ,I'rclted Slates

Question: The first U.S. stamp bore portraits of George Washington & this first postmaster general
Answer: Ben Franklin