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2. History of United States postage rates - Wikipedia

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   The ship fee, including the ship rate on letters for delivery at the port of entry, were on a per letter basis, rather than weight. The United States issued its first postage stamps in 1847. Before that time, the letters' rates, dates, and origins were written by hand or sometimes in combination with a handstamp device. United States Postal ...

3. Postage stamps and postal history of the United States

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   Benjamin Franklin — George Washington The First U.S. Postage Stamps, issued 1847. The first stamp issues were authorized by an act of Congress and approved on March 3, 1847. [20] The earliest known use of the Franklin 5¢ is July 7, 1847, while the earliest known use of the Washington 10¢ is July 2, 1847.

4. American Letter Mail Company - Wikipedia

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   Spooner dropped his rates even lower, delivering many letters for free. This competition dropped prices dramatically with postage of 6 1/4 cents per each half-ounce and stamps 20 for a dollar. Deliveries were made twice daily between New York City and Philadelphia. The US Government tried to lower prices by threatening railroads to withdraw ...

5. USPS Forever Stamps Really Last Forever – Stock Up ... - AOL

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   Letters (1 oz.): 60 cents to 63 cents. ... However, even with higher rates, the “prices of the U.S. Postal Service remain among the most affordable in the world,” USPS said in a statement.

6. United States postmasters' provisional stamps - Wikipedia

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   United States postmasters' provisional stamps. In the Act of March 3, 1845, the United States Congress standardized postal rates throughout the nation at 5¢ for a normal-weight letter transported up to 300 miles and 10¢ for a letter transported between 300 and 3,000 miles, with these rates to take effect on July 1, 1845. [1]

7. Is the price of a 'forever' stamp going up in 2021? - AOL

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   The U.S. Postal Service has announced that postage rates will be increasing in the new year — with one big exception. The price of a "forever" stamp, used on the standard first-class letter ...