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%u00bd%u00a2, #803, Benjamin Franklin (Postmaster General: 1775-1776), May 19, 1938.This stamp did not pay any existing postal rate. It was used in multiples or in combination with other stamps. This was the only stamp in the series with a first day of release in Philadelphia. All the rest were released in Washington, DC.1%u00a2, #804, George Washington (President: 1789-1797), April 25, 1938.This stamp paid the post-card rate until 1952, and the drop-letter rate (for local or star-route delivery). It also paid the 2nd class periodicalrate, the 3rd class rate for small items less than 8 ounces such as printed matter or plants and seeds, and the special-treaty rate with Canada.