| Show ONLY A POSTAGE STAMP GENERAL HAZEN poet master has baa written a very interesting history of postage stamps in the united states congress first authorized their use in 1847 those first issued were five and ten cent stamps the fineg contained portraits of franklin the first postmaster general and the tens ten ot of washington the first president aliese continued in use until 1851 when the three cent rate of letter postage was adopted then a new series of eleven different denominations came into use these were one two three five ten twelve twenty four thirty and ninety cent stamps in addition there were two carrier stamps of one cen cent teach each these the se continued in use u until util 1861 in that year a anew new series was issued in 1869 the next issue of stamps took place follow ed by another in 1870 which prevailed until 1890 the new stamps range in denomination from one to ninety cents but there is oue one form of stamp which bears beara a sixty dollar mark the highest issued and used by newspapers in paying postage bills for the same purpose there is also a stamp and one of and various other denominations ranging from that up to from 1847 to 1851 only stamps were sold in 1862 1852 letters were sent with american stamps through the malls last year it is estimated that three billiou billion pieces of mail went through american post offices postal cards were fl first rot issued in may 1878 in 1874 postal cards were used in 1890 were used and for 1891 it to is estimated that cards will be used the government gets postal cards C made for 86 cents a thousand ordinary postage stamps cost about seven cents a thousand all made by private firms skimped at envelopes were first issued in 1868 1853 there areat are at present seven different sizes in use stamped newspaper wrappers were neat first issued in 1861 during daring last year of wrappers and stamped envelopes were sold besides there ther ewas was worth of postage stamps sold it is estimated that in the united states is spent every year for postage americans are the greatest est letter writing people of modern times there are about fifty billion pieces of mail matter posted yearly throughout the whole world of theae the three billion go through the fiew of the united states our postal system is said to excel any in the world in its details for both public and private accommodation |
