| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| POSTAGESTAMP | First U.S. one issued in 1847 |
| STAMP | Benjamin Franklin is depicted on the first U.S. one (1847) |
| YMCA | The first U.S. one opened in Boston in 1851 |
| ZOO | Philadelphia had the first one in the U.S. (1874) |
| POETLAUREATE | Robert Penn Warren was the first one in the U.S. |
| ADAMS | First one-term U.S. president |
| SST | The U.S.S.R. had the first civilian one |
| AKITA | Helen Keller brought the first one to the U.S. |
