Postage Stamps of the United States First Issued in 1854   President: Franklin Pierce ·  Postmaster General: James Campbell Postage Rates: Domestic Letter Rate under 3000 mi. per 1/2 oz.: Prepaid: Three Cents · Not Prepaid: Five Cents Domestic Letter Rate over 3000 mi. per 1/2 oz.: Prepaid: Six Cents · Not Prepaid: Ten Cents Foreign Letter Rate under 2500 mi. per 1/2 oz.: Ten Cents - except where otherwise adjusted by treaty Foreign Letter Rate over 2500 mi. per 1/2 oz.: Twenty Cents - except where otherwise adjusted by treaty Rate for Drop Letters: One Cent - prepayment not required - no weight restriction Rate for Newspapers and Circulars up to 3 oz.: One Cent, with one cent for each additional oz.   The following postage stamp varieties were first issued by the U.S. in 1854: Ordinary issue:  No new Scott listed varieties (with separate catalog number) regular issue postage stamps were issued in 1854.  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: 1853 Next: 1855

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