Title: Gold as an investment
Content:  notes were gold certificates. They were first issued in the 17th century when they were used by goldsmiths in England and the Netherlands for customers who kept deposits of gold bullion in their vault for safe-keeping. Two centuries later, the gold certificates began being issued in the United States when the US Treasury issued such certificates that could be exchanged for gold. The United States Government first authorized the use of the gold certificates in 1863. On April 5, 1933, the US Government restricted the private gold ownership in the United States and therefore, the gold certificates stopped circulating as money (this restriction was reversed on January 1, 1975). Nowadays, gold certificates are still issued by gold pool programs in Australia and the United States, as well as by banks in Germany, Switzerland and Vietnam.
Title: Postage stamps and postal history of the United States
Content:   Congress finally provided for the issuance of stamps by passing an act on March 3, 1847, and the Postmaster-General immediately let a contract to the New York City engraving firm of Rawdon, Wright, Hatch, and Edson. The first stamp issue of the U.S. was offered for sale on July 1, 1847, in New York City, with Boston receiving stamps the following day and other cities thereafter. They consisted of an engraved 5-cent red brown stamp depicting Benjamin Franklin (the first postmaster of the U.S.), and a 10-cent value in black with George Washington. Like all U.S. stamps until 1857, they were imperforate. The 5-cent stamp 
Title: 1847
Content: July 1 – The United States issues its first postage stamps (pictured).First US Stamps 1847 Issue.jpg and George Washington. Though highly collectable, they are far from being the most valuable. ]] ; July 24 – After 17 months of travel, Brigham Young leads 148 Mormon pioneers into Salt Lake Valley, resulting in the establishment of Salt Lake City. ; July 26 – Liberia gains independence. ; July 29 – The Cumberland School of Law is founded at Cumberland University, in Lebanon, Tennessee. At the end of this year, only 15 law schools exist in the United States. ; August 12 – Mexican–American War: 
Title: 1840s
Content:  The United States Congress establishes a uniform date for federal elections, which will henceforth be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. ; March 4, 1845 – The United States Congress passes legislation overriding a presidential veto for the first time. ; February 26, 1846 – The Liberty Bell is cracked while being rung for George Washington's birthday. ; March 1, 1847 – The state of Michigan formally abolishes the death penalty. ; March 4, 1847 – The 30th United States Congress is sworn into office. July 1, 1847 – The United States issues its first postage stamps (pictured). ; January 31, 1848 – Construction of the Washington Monument begins in Washington, D.C. ; March 3, 1849 – The United States Congress passes the Gold Coinage Act allowing the minting of gold coins. 
Title: Gold certificate
Content:  States Notes also authorized, they apparently were not printed until 1865. They did not have a series date, and were hand-dated upon issue. "Issue" meant that the government took in the equivalent value in gold, and the first several series of gold certificates promised to pay the amount only to the depositor, who was explicitly identified on the certificate itself. The first issue featured a vignette of an eagle uniformly across all denominations. Several later issues (series 1870, 1871, and 1875) featured various portraits of historical figures. The reverse sides were either blank or featured abstract designs. The only exception was the 
Title: American Revolutionary War
Content:  After the first U.S. postage stamp was issued in 1849, the U.S. Post Office frequently issued commemorative stamps celebrating the various people and events of the Revolutionary War. However, it would be more than 140 years after the Revolution before any stamp commemorating that war itself was ever issued. The first such stamp was the 'Liberty Bell' issue of 1926.
Title: Postage stamp
Content:  same printer used for the Penny black, Brazil opted for an abstract design instead of the portrait of Emperor Pedro II, so his image would not be disfigured by a postmark. In 1845, some postmasters in the United States issued their own stamps, but it was not until 1847 that the first official United States stamps were issued: 5 and 10 cent issues depicting Benjamin Franklin and George Washington. A few other countries issued stamps in the late 1840s. The famous Mauritius "Post Office" stamps were issued by Mauritius in September 1847. Many others, such as India, started their use in the 1850s, and by the 1860s most 
Title: Territories of the United States on stamps
Content:  Each of the original 13 states was a British colony prior to the American Revolutionary War. Their foundation as states was celebrated at the 200th anniversary of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution in a series of thirteen stamps, which were issued in the chronological order of ratification between July 4, 1987 and May 29, 1990. The first three stamps—for Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey—appeared in 1987. Nine stamps were issued during 1988 and 1989, with five state commemoratives issued the same day of their ratification: for Massachusetts, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia and New York. Rhode Island's commemorative was issued on May 29, 1990. Images are not available from USPS stamps since 1978. Click on 
Title: Presidents of the United States on U.S. postage stamps
Content:   Presidents of the United States have frequently appeared on U.S. postage stamps since the mid-19th century. The United States Post Office Department released its first two postage stamps in 1847, featuring George Washington on one, and Benjamin Franklin on the other. The advent of presidents on postage stamps has been definitive to U.S. postage stamp design since the first issues were released and set the precedent that U.S. stamp designs would follow for many generations. The paper postage stamp itself was born of utility (in England, 1840), as something simple and easy to use was needed to confirm that postage had been paid for an item of mail. People could 
Title: 1847 in the United States
Content: July 1 &ndash; The United States issues its first postage stamps, featuring George Washington and Benjamin Franklin. ; July 24 &ndash; After 17 months of travel, Brigham Young leads 148 Mormon pioneers into Salt Lake Valley, resulting in the establishment of Salt Lake City. ; July 29 &ndash; The Cumberland School of Law is founded at Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee. At the end of 1847 only 15 law schools exist in the United States. ; August 12 &ndash; U.S. troops of General Winfield Scott begin to advance along the aqueduct around Lake Chalco and Lake Xochimilco in Mexico ; August 20 &ndash; US troops defeat Mexican troops in Valencia, Mexico 

Question: when were birth certificates first issued in the united states?
Answer: 1902.
1900.
From 1900 to 1946.