Postage Stamps of the United States First Issued in 1883 President: Chester A. Arthur  Postmasters General: 1/1-4/2: Timothy O. Howe  ·  4/3-12/31: Walter Q. Gresham Domestic Letter Rate: 1/1-3/2: 3¢ per 1/2 oz.  ·  3/3-12/31: 2¢ per 1/2 oz. Card Rate: 1¢ ·  Registry Fee: 10¢ ·  Foreign Rate: 5¢ 2c Washington - 4c Jackson Ordinary Postage Stamps First Issued in 1883 - Series of 1883   American Bank Note Company - Soft Porous Paper - Perf 12 - 200 Subject Plates Two Cent Red Brown Washington Four Cent Blue Green Jackson   The following postage stamp varieties were first issued by the U.S. in 1883: Ordinary issue:  Scott 210   - Two Cent Red Brown Washington - EDU: Oct. 1, 1883 (FDC) - 4,490,699,200 issued Scott 211   - Four Cent Blue Green Jackson - EDU: Oct. 1, 1883 (FDC) - 76,164,425 issued American Bank Note Company Special Printings - Designs of 1883: Scott 211B - Two Cent Pale Red Brown Washington - about 1000 specimens issued Scott 211D - Four Cent Deep Blue Green Jackson - 26 copies were sold Commemoratives: The First Commemorative stamps were not issued until 1893 Special Delivery: The First Special Delivery stamps were not issued until 1885 Postage Dues: No new varieties of the Postage Due stamps were issued in 1883                   Previous: 1882 Next: 1884

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