The United States issued its first postage stamps in 1847. Before that time, the rates, dates and origin of the letter were written by hand or sometimes in combination with a handstamp device. Since enactment of the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970, postage rates have been set by the Postal Regulatory Commission.
The celebrity appeal is not hard to appreciate. Encompassing an area about the size of Rhode Island, Muskoka is clustered around three big lakes -- Muskoka, Joseph and Rosseau -- that are carved into the Canadian Shield and framed by a dense canopy of hemlocks, pines and maples.
Tree Islands. Both the sawgrass and wet prairies are dotted with teardrop shaped islands known as tree islands. These islands come in many varieties such as cypress domes, bayheads, willowheads, tropical hardwood hammocks, and mixed forests, but in this section I am going to focus on the bayheads and willowheads. These islands receive their names from the trees that dominant the canopy of the island. Both bayheads and willowheads play a crucial role in creating plant and wildlife diversity throughout the Everglades region. The islands are formed by a slight rise in elevation, sometimes only a matter of inches.