Postage Stamps of the United States - 1865

Politics



President
Jan. 1 - Apr. 14: Abraham Lincoln
Apr. 15 - Dec. 31: Andrew Johnson

Postmaster General:
William Dennison

Music



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1865 "Marching Through Georgia"

Postage Rates

Domestic Letter Rate: 3¢ per ½ oz.
Registry Fee: 20¢ - paid in cash - stamp not required

Jan. 1 - Apr. 30 - Rate for Drop Letters per ½ oz: Two Cents

May 1 - Dec. 31 - Rate for Drop Letters per ½ oz: One Cent


Stamps

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


Designs of the 1861-1869 Regular Issues