World Stamp Catalogue/United States/1847

Postage Rates Domestic Letter Rate per ½ oz 5¢ for under 300 miles 10¢ for over 300 miles 40¢ to Pacific Coast Between all places of the Pacific Coast per ½ oz.: 12½¢ (effective Aug. 14, 1848) Drop Letter Rate 2¢ - A drop letter is a letter that is dropped off and picked up at the same post office The First Issues, 1847 This was the first series of federally issued US postage stamps. They were issued under an act of congress on March 3, 1847 and first sold in New York City on July 1, 1847. They were printed on 200 subject plates in 2 panes of 100 in a 10x10 format by the Rawdon, Wright, Hatch, and Edson Bank Note Company of New York City. | July 1, 1847 || 5¢ || || red-brown || imperf || || Benjamin Franklin || 1 || 100px || 3,712,000 (includes all color types below) || Vignt. Eng: Asher B. Durand || |- | July 1, 1847 || 5¢ || || dark-brown || imperf || || Benjamin Franklin || 1a || 100px || - || Vignt. Eng: Asher B. Durand || |- | July 1, 1847 || 5¢ || || orange-brown || imperf || || Benjamin Franklin || 1b || || - || Vignt. Eng: Asher B. Durand || |- | July 1, 1847 || 5¢ || || red-orange || imperf || || Benjamin Franklin || 1c || || - || Vignt. Eng: Asher B. Durand || |- | July 1, 1847 || 5¢ || || brown-orange || imperf || || Benjamin Franklin || 1d || || - || Vignt. Eng: Asher B. Durand || |- | July 1, 1847 || 10¢ || || || imperf || || George Washington || 2 || 100px || 891,000 || Vignt. Eng: Asher B. Durand || |- |} World Stamp Catalogue/United States 1847 World Stamp Catalogue/United States 1851-57