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Letter Rate 3¢ Package Rate 3¢ Postcard Rate 1¢ Effective 7/6/1932 United States 8/15/1935 Will Rogers and Wiley Post Die in Plane Crash Will Rogers and Wiley Post were killed in a plane crash in the northern reaches of Alaska while seeking a mail route to Russia. Will Rogers was a performer and a newspaper columnist. Wiley Post was the first person to fly solo around the world. American President Franklin D Roosevelt (3/4/1933-4/12/1945) British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald (6/5/1929-6/7/1935) German President Adolf Hitler (8/2/1934-4/30/1945)