Postage Stamps of the United States - 1876
Politics
President
Ulysses S. Grant
Postmaster General
Jan. 1 - Jul. 11
Marshall Jewel
Jul. 12 - Dec. 31
James N. Tyner
Music
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1876 "Gand-father's Clock"
Postage Rate
Domestic Letter Rate: 3¢ per ½ oz
Card Rate: 1¢
Registry Fee: 10¢
Foreign Rate: 5¢
Stamps
No new varieties of U.S. regular issue stamps were issued in 1876
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
see also: Designs of the 1870-1888 Regular Issues
