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Effective Date
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Prepaid
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Collect
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July 1, 1845
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Under 300 miles, per 1/2 oz.
Over 300 miles, per 1/2 oz.
Drop letters
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5 cents
10 cents
2 cents
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5 cents
10 cents
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1847
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Unsealed circulars, 1 oz. or less:
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3 cents
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July 1, 1851
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Up to 3,000 miles, per 1/2 oz.
Over 3,000 mies, per 1/2 oz.
Drop letters
Unsealed circular, 1 oz. or less
Up to 500 miles
500 to 1,500 miles
1,500 to 2,500 miles
2,500 to 3,500 miles
Over 3,500 miles
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3 cents
6 cents
1 cents
1 cents
2 cents
3 cents
4 cents
5 cents
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5 cents
10 cents
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September 30, 1852
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Unsealed circulars
3 oz. or less anywhere in U.S.
Each additional ounce
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1 cents
1 cents
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(Prepayment made compulsory in 1855)
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Effective Date
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Weight & Distance
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Cost
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April 1, 1855
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Up to 3,000 miles, per 1/2 oz.
Over 300 miles, per 1/2 oz.
Drop letters
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3 cents
10 cents
1 cents
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July 1, 1863
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All U.S., per 1/2 oz.
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3 cents
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October 1, 1883
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All U.S., per 1/2 oz.
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2 cents
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July 1, 1885
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All U.S., per 1 oz.
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2 cents
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November 2, 1917
(War Emergency)
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All U.S., per 1 oz.
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3 cents
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July 1, 1919
(restoration of
pre-war rate)
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All U.S., per 1 oz.
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2 cents
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July 6, 1932
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All U.S., per 1 oz.
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3 cents
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August 1, 1958
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All U.S., per 1 oz.
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4 cents
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January 7, 1963
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All U.S., per 1 oz.
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5 cents
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January 7, 1968
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All U.S., per 1 oz.
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6 cents
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May 16, 1971
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All U.S., per 1 oz.
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8 cents
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March 2, 1974
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All U.S., per 1 oz.
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10 cents
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December 31, 1975
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All U.S., 1st oz.
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13 cents
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May 29, 1978
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All U.S., 1st oz.
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15 cents
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March 22, 1981
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All U.S., 1st oz.
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18 cents
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November 1, 1981
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All U.S., 1st oz.
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20 cents
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February 17, 1985
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All U.S., 1st oz.
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22 cents
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April 3, 1988
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All U.S., 1st oz.
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25 cents
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February 3, 1991
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All U.S., 1st oz.
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29 cents
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January 1, 1995
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All U.S., 1st oz.
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32 cents
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January 10, 1999
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All U.S., 1st oz.
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33 cents
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January 7, 2001
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All U.S., 1st oz.
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34 cents
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June 30, 2002
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All U.S., 1st oz.
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37 cents
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January 8, 2006
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All U.S., 1st oz.
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39 cents
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| May 14, 2007 |
All U.S., 1st oz. |
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41 cents |
| May 12, 2008 |
All U.S., 1st oz. |
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42 cents |
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Further reading:
Henry W. Beecher and Anthony S. Wawrukiewicz. U.S. Domestic Postal Rates, 1872-1999 (Shawnee-Mission, KS: Traditions Press, 1999).
Anthony S. Wawrukiewicz and Henry W. Beecher. U.S. International Postal Rates, 1872-1996 (Portland: CAMA Publishing, 1996). |
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