Postage Stamps of the United States First Issued in 1871 President: Ulysses S. Grant  ·  Postmaster General: John A. J. Creswell  Domestic Letter Rate: 3¢ per 1/2 oz  ·   Registry Fee: 15¢ The Ordinary Postage Stamp First Issued in 1871 - The 7¢ National Bank Note   National Bank Note Company - Hard White Paper - Perf 12 - 200 Subject Plates - Without Secret Marks 7¢ Stanton without grill The following postage stamp varieties were first issued by the U.S. in 1871: Ordinary issue:  National Bank Note Co. - Hard White Paper - Without Secret Marks Scott 138 - 7¢ Orange Stanton - with grill - EDU: Feb. 12, 1871- about 800,000 issued Scott 149 - 7¢ Orange Stanton - without grill - EDU: May 11, 1871 - about 2 million issued 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: 1870 Next: 1872

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