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How much did it cost to send a letter with a postage stamp in the 1840?
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∙ 12y ago
There were no stamps in the early 1800's. The world's first postage stamp was issued by Great Britain in 1840.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoThey did not use stamps in England in 1800. The letter was delivered to the person by the carrier and THEN the fee was paid.
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∙ 14y agoStamps were not available in 1818. They were not created until 1840. Prior to that, if there was a postal system, the postal worker would mark on the envelop with a stamp or his pen.
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∙ 12y agoIn Great Britain it cost 1 cent when the first stamp was put into circulation on May 1, 1840.
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∙ 9y agoThe United States issued its first postage stamp in 1847. The first US stamp pictured Benjamin Franklin and cost 5 cents. It covered the first half ounce of postage.
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∙ 14y agoThere were no postage stamps in 1787. The postage stamp appeared in Great Britain in 1840. The US started issuing postage stamps in July, 1847
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∙ 8y agoStamps were not available in the early 1800s. The first US stamp was issued in 1847 and it was 3 cents for half an ounce.
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