Postage Stamps of the United States First Issued in 1874   President: Ulysses S. Grant  Postmasters General: 1/1-7/2: John Creswell  ·  7/3-8/23: James W. Marshall  ·  8/ 24-12/31: Marshall Jewel Domestic Letter Rate: 3¢ per 1/2 oz. ·   Card Rate: 1¢  ·   Registry Fee: 8¢  ·   Foreign Rate: 5¢ The following postage stamp varieties were first issued by the U.S. in 1874: Ordinary issue: No new varieties of Regular Issue stamps were issued in 1874 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                   Previous: 1873 Next: 1875

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