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 Postage Stamps of the United States First Issued in 1853

 
Presidents: 1/1-3/3: Millard Fillmore · 3/4-12/31: Franklin Pierce
Postmasters General: 1/1-3/6: Samuel D. Hubbard · 3/7-12/31: James Campbell

Postage Rates:
Domestic Letter Rate under 3000 mi. per 1/2 oz.: Prepaid: Three Cents · Not Prepaid: Five Cents
Domestic Letter Rate over 3000 mi. per 1/2 oz.: Prepaid: Six Cents · Not Prepaid: Ten Cents
Foreign Letter Rate under 2500 mi. per 1/2 oz.: Ten Cents - except where otherwise adjusted by treaty
Foreign Letter Rate over 2500 mi. per 1/2 oz.: Twenty Cents - except where otherwise adjusted by treaty
Rate for Drop Letters: One Cent - prepayment not required - no weight restriction
Rate for Newspapers and Circulars up to 3 oz.: One Cent, with one cent for each additional oz.

Important Events in U.S. Postal History:

July 1, 1853: The First Stamped Envelopes - Three Cents with Portrait of Washington Printed on Front


The following postage stamp varieties were first issued by the U.S. in 1853:

Ordinary issue: 

No new Scott listed varieties (with separate catalog number) regular issue postage stamps were issued in 1853. 

Commemoratives:

The first commemorative stamps were not issued until 1893

Special Delivery:

The first Special Delivery stamps were not issued until 1885

Postage Dues:

The first  Postage Due stamps were not issued until 1879

 


 

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