1852 - 25¢ Inbound Rate From Germany |
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25 February 1852 Hamburg, Germany to New York by Bremen mails 25 due rate handstamp applied at New York |
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| Handstamp reflects the 25 cents rate for Bremen mails from Hamburg that was in effect from August 1851 until August 1853. The rate included 5¢ postage for carriage from Hamburg to Bremen. |
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1852 one quarter coin minted in Philadelphia |
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The silver content of the quarter of 1852 was full face value and equal to one quarter of a dollar. From February 21, 1853 all silver pieces below one dollar contained silver value less than their face value. |
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Richard Frajola, May 2006 |
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