1855 - 10¢ California Rate |
United States Dime With Arrows |
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1 April 1856 Auburn, New
York to the U. S. Mint at San Francisco, California |
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| The March 3, 1855 Act of Congress, effective April 1, 1855, set the postal rate for a single letter sent over 3,000 miles at ten cents. The 10¢ stamp was issued in May 1855 for prepayment of this postal rate. |
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1853 dime minted in Philadelphia |
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When the silver content value was reduced by an Act of February 21, 1853 it became necessary to distinguish the new lighter standard dimes from the old-tenor dimes. To this end, arrows were added at the sides of the date. |
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Richard Frajola, May 2006 |
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