ZIP Code
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The ZIP Code system is the system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service. The term ZIP was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently and quickly when senders include t
A 1974 postage stamp encouraging people to use the ZIP Code on letters and parcels
A 1963 U.S. Post Office sign featuring Mr. ZIP
A label inside a stamp booklet promoting the ZIP Code
Early advertisement for ZIP Code 10005
Mississippi
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Mississippi is a state in the Southeastern and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Louisiana to the southw
Choctaw Village near the Chefuncte, by Francois Bernard, 1869, Peabody Museum—Harvard University. The women are preparing dye in order to color cane strips for making baskets.
Pushmataha, Principal Chief of the Choctaw
D'Evereux Hall in Natchez. Built in 1840, the mansion is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Confederate lines, Vicksburg, May 19, 1863. Shows assault by US 1st Battalion, 13th Infantry.