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Postage Stamps of the United
States First Issued in 1876
President: Ulysses S. Grant
Admitted to the Union: Colorado on August 1, 1876 |
| Postmasters General:
Jan. 1 - Jul. 11: Marshall Jewel · Jul. 12 - Dec. 31: James N. Tyner |
| Domestic Letter Rate: 3¢ per 1/2 oz. ·
Card Rate:
1¢ · Registry Fee: 10¢ · Foreign Rate: 5¢ |
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The following postage stamp varieties were
first issued by the U.S. in 1876:
Ordinary issue:
| No new varieties of Regular Issue stamps
were issued in 1876 |
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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