Postage Stamps of the United States First Issued in 1889 Presidents: Jan. 1 - Mar. 3: Grover Cleveland  ·  Mar. 4 - Dec. 31: Benjamin Harrison Postmasters General:  Jan. 1 - Mar. 4: Don M. Dickinson  ·  Mar. 5 - Dec. 31: John Wanamaker Admitted to the Union: North Dakota (Nov. 2); South Dakota (Nov. 2); Montana (Nov. 8); Washington (Nov. 11) Domestic Letter Rate: 2¢/oz. ·  Card Rate: 1¢ ·  Registry Fee: 10¢ ·  Foreign Rate: 5¢   The following postage stamp varieties were first issued by the U.S. in 1889: Ordinary issue:  No new varieties of Regular Issue stamps were issued in 1889 Commemoratives: The First Commemorative stamps were not issued until 1893 Special Delivery: No new varieties of the Special Delivery stamps were issued in 1889 Postage Dues: No new varieties of the Postage Due stamps were issued in 1889 Previous: 1888 Next: 1890

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