▁a ▁tr uck ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁years ▁the ▁tr uck ▁and ▁motor cycle ▁pictures ▁re app eared ▁as ▁rates ▁changed ▁and ▁various ▁color , ▁printing ▁and ▁per for ation ▁vari eties ▁were ▁created . ▁ ▁Finally ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁a ▁design ▁featuring ▁hands ▁passing ▁a ▁letter ▁went ▁into ▁use . ▁ ▁The ▁last ▁image , ▁instit uted ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁port rayed ▁ar rows . ▁ ▁Over all ▁phil atel ists ▁recognize ▁ 2 3 ▁separate ▁issues ▁of ▁special ▁delivery ▁st amps ▁sp anning ▁the ▁years ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁three ▁Air mail ▁Special ▁D elivery ▁st amps ▁were ▁issued ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁two ▁regular ▁ones ▁and ▁an ▁imper for ated ▁issue ▁spe cially ▁produced ▁by ▁Post master ▁General ▁James ▁Far ley . ▁ ▁In ▁used ▁condition ▁none ▁of ▁the ▁special ▁delivery ▁st amps ▁are ▁particularly ▁scar ce . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Post al ▁Service ▁terminated ▁Special ▁D elivery ▁mail ▁service ▁which ▁left ▁many ▁un used ▁Special ▁D elivery ▁st amps ▁in ▁circul ation ▁that ▁were ▁no ▁longer ▁valid ▁for ▁such ▁post age . ▁The ▁remaining ▁st amps ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁be ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Post ▁Office ▁ ▁for ▁their ▁face ▁value ▁as ▁" services ▁were ▁not ▁rendered ". ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁US PS ▁Dom estic ▁Mail ▁Man ual