United States postage stamps

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postage stamp

United States postage stamps are official adhesive labels issued by the U.S. Postal Service to prepay mail postage, often featuring historically and culturally significant people, symbols, and events.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
U.S. Postal Service commemorative stamp	2
U.S. Postal Service commemorative stamp (2012, posthumous honor)	1
U.S. Postal Service commemorative stamp 1998	1
United States Postal Service commemorative stamps	1
United States commemorative stamps	1
United States postage stamps canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2452577 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States postage stamps
Context triple: [Liberty Bell, featuredOn, United States postage stamps]

A. National Philatelic Collection
The National Philatelic Collection is the United States’ premier assemblage of postage stamps and postal history artifacts, housed and curated by the Smithsonian Institution.
B. United States coins
United States coins are the official metallic currency of the U.S., issued in various denominations and designs by the U.S. Mint for everyday transactions and collecting.
C. Inverted Jenny stamp block
The Inverted Jenny stamp block is a famously misprinted 1918 U.S. airmail stamp sheet segment depicting an upside-down biplane, considered one of the most iconic and valuable philatelic errors in the world.
D. Great Seal of the United States
The Great Seal of the United States is the official national emblem used to authenticate certain documents and symbolize the authority and sovereignty of the U.S. federal government.
E. The Postal Service
The Postal Service is an American indie pop/electronic music project best known for its 2003 album "Give Up" and its collaboration between Ben Gibbard and producer Jimmy Tamborello.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States postage stamps
Target entity description: United States postage stamps are official adhesive labels issued by the U.S. Postal Service to prepay mail postage, often featuring historically and culturally significant people, symbols, and events.

A. National Philatelic Collection
The National Philatelic Collection is the United States’ premier assemblage of postage stamps and postal history artifacts, housed and curated by the Smithsonian Institution.
B. United States coins
United States coins are the official metallic currency of the U.S., issued in various denominations and designs by the U.S. Mint for everyday transactions and collecting.
C. Inverted Jenny stamp block
The Inverted Jenny stamp block is a famously misprinted 1918 U.S. airmail stamp sheet segment depicting an upside-down biplane, considered one of the most iconic and valuable philatelic errors in the world.
D. Great Seal of the United States
The Great Seal of the United States is the official national emblem used to authenticate certain documents and symbolize the authority and sovereignty of the U.S. federal government.
E. The Postal Service
The Postal Service is an American indie pop/electronic music project best known for its 2003 album "Give Up" and its collaboration between Ben Gibbard and producer Jimmy Tamborello.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (65)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	postage stamp ⓘ
appliesTo	domestic mail ⓘ international mail ⓘ
associatedWith	philately ⓘ
canBe	airmail stamp ⓘ commemorative stamp ⓘ definitive stamp ⓘ express mail stamp ⓘ forever stamp ⓘ limited edition issue ⓘ official stamp ⓘ permanent issue ⓘ postage due stamp ⓘ priority mail stamp ⓘ semi-postal stamp ⓘ special issue stamp ⓘ
collectibleAs	philatelic item ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ
denominatedIn	U.S. cents ⓘ U.S. dollars ⓘ
earliestDepictedPerson	Benjamin Franklin ⓘ George Washington ⓘ
earliestIssueLocation	Boston ⓘ New York City ⓘ
earliestIssueYear	1847 ⓘ
feature	American authors ⓘ American holidays ⓘ American military history ⓘ American scientists ⓘ U.S. presidents ⓘ cultural heritage themes ⓘ culturally significant people ⓘ government buildings ⓘ historically significant people ⓘ important events ⓘ landscapes ⓘ national symbols ⓘ space exploration ⓘ statehood anniversaries ⓘ wildlife ⓘ works of art ⓘ
firstIssuedBy	United States Post Office Department ⓘ linked to: Post Office Department
governedBy	U.S. postal regulations ⓘ
introducedConcept	Forever rate for first-class letters ⓘ
issuedBy	United States Postal Service ⓘ
materialForm	adhesive label ⓘ
mayInclude	security features ⓘ self-adhesive backing ⓘ water-activated gum ⓘ
oftenIssuedAs	coil of stamps ⓘ pane of stamps ⓘ souvenir sheet ⓘ
printingMethod	engraving ⓘ gravure ⓘ offset lithography ⓘ
producedBy	Bureau of Engraving and Printing ⓘ private security printers ⓘ
regulatedBy	U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors ⓘ linked to: Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service
soldAt	authorized retailers ⓘ online postal store ⓘ post offices ⓘ
subjectTo	face value ⓘ postal rate changes ⓘ
usedFor	franking of mail ⓘ prepayment of postage ⓘ

How these facts were elicited