ISSUE 186 - June 5, 2026 - Stamp News Online Magazine
Yesterday in Mekeel’s, National Issue::
The U.S. Postage Stamp, 1870-1900, Parts 14 - 16
by Lowell S. Newman & Peter T. Rohrbach
On July 21, 1875, the Post Office issued a circular which stated that the new 5¢ stamp was now available. This stamp–which became known as the “5¢Taylor”–had an enormous practical and symbolic significance at the time because the Zachary Taylor stamp represented the final fulfillment of something which had been sought for many decades: an inexpensive and mutually agreed upon international rate of postage between the major nations.
The amount of American mail sent to foreign countries and received from foreign countries had been increasing throughout the 19th Century. There was a marked improvement in . . .
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