| President: Franklin Pierce ·
Postmaster
General:
James Campbell |
Postage Rates:
From July 1, 1851 - March 31, 1855 the following rates
applied: |
| 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 |
| Drop Letter Rate: One Cent - prepayment
not required - no weight restrictions |
| Rate for Newspapers and Circulars up to 3
oz.: One Cent, with one cent for each additional oz. |
From April 1, 1855 the following new rates applied: |
| Domestic Letter Rate under 3000 mi. per 1/2
oz.: Three Cents - Prepayment compulsory, but stamp not
necessary |
| Domestic Letter Rate over 3000 mi. per 1/2 oz.: Ten Cents - Prepayment compulsory, stamp not
necessary |
| 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 |
| Drop Letter Rate: One Cent - prepayment
not required - no weight restrictions |
| Rate for Newspapers and Circulars up to 3
oz.: One Cent, with one cent for each additional oz. |
The Registry Service Began on July 1, 1855 |
| Registry Fee: 5¢ (no return
receipt to sender) Payment could be made in coin, no stamp
was necessary. |
