Postage Stamps of the United States First Issued in 1887 President: Grover Cleveland  ·  Postmaster General: William F. Vilas Domestic Letter Rate: 2¢/oz. ·  Card Rate: 1¢ ·  Registry Fee: 10¢ ·  Foreign Rate: 5¢ Ordinary Postage Stamps First Issued in 1887 - New Designs and Colors   American Bank Note Company - Soft Porous Paper - Perf 12 - 200 Subject Plates 1c Franklin - 2c Washington - 3c Washington  One Cent Ultramarine Franklin Two Cent Green Washington Three Cent Vermilion Washington   The following postage stamp varieties were first issued by the U.S. in 1887: Ordinary issue:  Scott 212 - One Cent Ultramarine Franklin - EDU: July 5, 1887 - 1,578,043,800 issued  Scott 213 - Two Cent Green Washington - EDU: Sept. 20, 1887 (9/21/87 on cover) - 4,542,239,300 issued  Scott 214 - Three Cent Vermilion Washington - EDU: Sept.23, 1887 - 20,167,800 issued  Commemoratives: The First Commemorative stamps were not issued until 1893 Special Delivery: No new varieties of the Special Delivery stamps were issued in 1887 Postage Dues: No new varieties of the Postage Due stamps were issued in 1887                   Previous: 1886 Next: 1888

1847usa.com © 2006 All rights reserved.