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 Postage Stamps of the United States First Issued in 1872


President:
Ulysses S. Grant  ·  Postmaster General: John A. J. Creswell
Domestic Letter Rate: 3¢ per 1/2 oz.  ·   Registry Fee: 15¢  ·   Foreign Rate:


The following postage stamp varieties were first issued by the U.S. in 1872:

Ordinary issue:
No new varieties of Regular Issue stamps were issued in 1872

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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