| 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:
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| 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 |
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