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.
Location, Location, Location Both blue-green algae and Spirulina are found growing in the waters of lakes and ponds. These natural foods have been here for hundreds of thousands of years. There are over 64 vitamins and minerals found in blue-green algae, including, but not limited to, A, C, E, B12 and B6.