Postage Stamps of the United States First Issued in 1875   President: Ulysses S. Grant  ·  Postmaster General: Marshall Jewel  Domestic Letter Rate: 3¢ per 1/2 oz. ·  Card Rate: 1¢ ·  Foreign Rate: 5¢ Registry Fee: Jan. 1 - Jun. 30: 8¢   ·   Jul. 1 - Dec. 31: 10¢ Ordinary Postage Stamps First Issued in 1875   Continental Bank Note Company - Hard White Paper - Perf 12 - 200 Subject Plates Two Cent Vermilion Jackson Five Cent Blue Taylor The following postage stamp varieties were first issued by the U.S. in 1875: Ordinary issue printed by the Continental Bank Note Co. on hard white paper Scott 178 - 2¢ Vermilion Jackson - EDU: July 15, 1875 - about 112 million issued -2c Scott 179 - 5¢ Deep Blue Taylor - EDU: July 10, 1875 - about 15 million issued - 5c Special Printings and Re-Issues - Designs of 1847-1875:  Bluish Paper Designs of 1847 - Imperforate - Printed by the Bureau of Engraving & Printing Scott 3 - Five Cent Red Brown Franklin - 4779 issued - 5c Scott 4 - Ten Cent Black Washington - 3883 issued - 10c Hard White Paper Designs of 1851-1860 - Perf 12 - Printed by the Continental Bank Note Co. Scott 40 - One Cent Bright Blue Franklin - 3846 issued -1c Scott 41 - Three Cent Scarlet Washington - 479 issued -3c Scott 42 - Five Cent Orange Brown Jefferson - 878 issued -5c Scott 43 - Ten Cent Blue Green Washington - 516 issued -10c Scott 44 - Twelve Cent Greenish Black Washington - 489 issued -12c Scott 45 - Twenty-Four Cent Blackish Violet Washington - 479 issued - 24c Scott 46 - Thirty Cent Yellow Orange Franklin - 480 issued -30c Scott 47 - Ninety Cent Deep Blue Washington - 454 issued - 90c Designs of 1861-1866 - Perf 12 - Printed by the National Bank Note Company Scott 102 - One Cent Blue Franklin - 3195 issued - 1c Scott 103 - Two Cent Black Jackson - 979 issued  - 2c Scott 104 - Three Cent Brown Red Washington - 465 issued  - 3c Scott 105 - Five Cent Brown Jefferson - 672 issued  - 5c Scott 106 - Ten Cent Green Washington - 451 issued  - 10c Scott 107 - Twelve Cent Black Washington - 389 issued  - 12c Scott 108 - Fifteen Cent Black Lincoln - 397 issued  - 15c Scott 109 - Twenty-Four Cent Deep Violet Washington - 346 issued  - 24c Scott 110 - Thirty Cent Brownish Orange Franklin - 346 issued  - 30c Scott 111 - Ninety Cent Blue Washington - 317 issued  - 90c Designs 1869 - Perf 12 - Printed by the National Bank Note Company Scott 123 - One Cent Buff Franklin - 10,000 issued -1c Scott 124 - Two Cent Brown Pony Express - 4755 issued - 2c Scott 125 - Three Cent Blue Locomotive - 1406 issued -3c Scott 126 - Six Cent Blue Washington - 2226 issued -6c Scott 127 - Ten Cent Yellow Shield and Eagle - 1947 issued -10c Scott 128 - Twelve Cent Green S.S. Adriatic - 1584 issued -12c Scott 129 - 15¢ (Type III) Landing of Columbus - 1981 issued -15c Scott 130 - 24¢ Cent Green & Violet Dec. of  Independence - 2091 issued - 24c Scott 131 - 30¢ Shield, Eagle & Flags - 1535 issued - 30c Scott 132 - 90¢ Carmine & Black Lincoln - 1356 issued - 90c Designs of 1873 - Perf 12 - Printed by the Continental Bank Note Company (census information: Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc.) Scott 167 - One Cent Ultramarine Franklin - only 40 known - 1c Scott 168 - Two Cent Dark Brown Jackson - only 75 known - 2c Scott 169 - Three Cent Blue Green Washington - only 40 known - 3c Scott 170 - Six Cent Dull Rose Lincoln - only 35 known - 6c Scott 171 - Seven Cent Reddish Vermilion Stanton - only 50 known - 7c Scott 172 - Ten Cent Pale Brown Jefferson - only 40 known - 10c Scott 173 - Twelve Cent Dark Violet Clay - only 60 known - 12c Scott 174 - Fifteen Cent Bright Orange Webster - only 40 known - 15c Scott 175 - Twenty-Four Cent Dull Purple Scott - only 90 known - 24c Scott 176 - Thirty Cent Greenish Black Hamilton - only 40 known - 30c Scott 177 - Ninety Cent Violet Carmine Perry - only 40 known - 90c Designs of 1875 - Perf 12 - Printed by the Continental Bank Note Company (census information: Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc.) Scott 180 - Two Cent Carmine Vermilion Jackson - only 23 known  - 2c Scott 181 - Five Cent Bright Blue Taylor - only 10 known - 5c  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: 1874 Next: 1876

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