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Statue of LibertyC87%u2014January 11, 1974Philip MazzeiC98%u2014October 13, 1980Mount RushmoreC88%u2014January 2, 1974Plane & GlobesC89%u2014January 2, 1976Plane & GlobesC90%u2014January 2, 1976In 1974, International Air Mail rates increased to 18%u00a2 for postcards and aerogrammes, and to 26%u00a2 for 1/2-ounce letters going outside the western hemisphere. In 1976, the rates again increased, with mail weighing up to 2 ounces from the U.S. to Central America or the Caribbean increased to 25 cents, with mail to all other countries going up to 31%u00a2.International Air Mail Issues1974, 1976Mazzei, an Italian physician, merchant, and horticulturist, was an avid supporter and promoter of American independence. Born in Tuscany, he set sail for Virginia with plants, seeds, silkworms, and 10 farmers, and became a neighbor, and close friend of, Thomas Jefferson. He later moved to France, and wrote a history of the American Revolution in 1788.Philip Mazzei, American Patriot1980