1816 - 6¢ Domestic Rate |
Spanish Colonial Half Real |
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21 October 1827 Waterford, Ohio to Marietta, Ohio prepaid 6¢ rate but with manuscript Paid 6¼ |
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Although the 1816 postal rate for distances to 30 miles was 6 cents, the coin most frequently used to pay the rate was the Spanish Colonial one half real coin. The cover above is evidence of prepayment using such a coin. |
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1798 one half real coin minted in Mexico City |
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| The one half real coin, also known as a picayune, was equivalent to 6¼ cents. This example bears the portrait of King Charles IV of Spain. These coins circulated widely in the United States until 1857. |
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Richard Frajola, May 2006 |
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