EPISODE · Jan 27, 2026 · 1 MIN
January 27 - Working Class Stamps
from Labor History in 2:00 · host The Rick Smith Show
On this day in Labor History the year was 1950. The cost of a first-class stamp was three cents. And starting on this day, one of the options for first class postage bore the image of US labor leader Samuel Gompers. The British-born Gompers was a founder and long-time head of the American Federation of Labor.
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On this day in Labor History the year was 1950. The cost of a first-class stamp was three cents. And starting on this day, one of the options for first class postage bore the image of US labor leader Samuel Gompers. The British-born Gompers was a founder and long-time head of the American Federation of Labor.
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January 27 - Working Class Stamps
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