| 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 ½
oz.: Prepaid: Three cents · Not Prepaid: Five cents |
| Domestic Letter Rate over 3000 mi. per ½ oz.: Prepaid: Six
cents · Not Prepaid: Ten cents |
| Foreign Letter Rate under 2500 mi. per ½ oz.: Ten
cents - except where otherwise adjusted by
treaty |
| Foreign Letter Rate over 2500 mi. per ½ 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 ½
oz.: Three cents - Prepayment compulsory, but stamp not
necessary |
| Domestic Letter Rate over 3000 mi. per ½ oz.: Ten
cents - Prepayment compulsory, stamp not
necessary |
| Foreign Letter Rate under 2500 mi. per ½ oz.: Ten
cents - except where otherwise adjusted by
treaty |
| Foreign Letter Rate over 2500 mi. per ½ 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. |
