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Postage Stamps of the United
States First Issued in 1862
President:
Abraham Lincoln · Postmaster General:
Montgomery Blair |
Postage Rates:
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| Domestic Letter Rate East of the Rockies per
1/2 oz.: Three Cents - Prepayment compulsory, stamp required |
| Domestic Letter Rate crossing the Rockies per
1/2 oz.: Ten Cents - Prepayment compulsory, stamp required |
| 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 |
| Rate for Newspapers and Circulars up to 3
oz.: One Cent, with one cent for each additional oz. |
| Carrier Fee (not available in all cities):
One Cent |
| Registry Fee: 5¢ (no return
receipt to sender) - paid in cash |
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The following postage stamp varieties were
first issued by the U.S. in 1862:
Ordinary issue:
Designs of the 1861-1868 Stamps
5c Jefferson 24c Washington
Scott 70 - 24¢ Red Lilac Washington - EDU:
Jan. 7, 1862 - about 400,000
issued
Scott 70a - 24¢ Brown Lilac Washington
- EDU:
Feb. 5, 1862
Scott 75 - 5¢ Red Brown Jefferson - EDU:
Jan. 2, 1862 - about 1 million issued
Scott 78a - 24¢ Gray Lilac Washington
- EDU:
Oct. 23, 1862
Scott 78b - 24¢ Gray Washington - EDU:
(Oct. 26?), 1862 |
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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