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June 1852 Madison, Wisconsin local usage
1c rate prepaid with 1c 1851 issue, type II
The
postal rate for letters for local delivery (drop letters) was reduced to
one cent effective July 1, 1851. A one cent adhesive stamp with
Franklins portrait was issued simultaneously for payment of this
rate.
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1851 one
cent coin minted in Philadelphia
The
Gobrecht designed braided hair coronet large cents were introduced in
1839 and remained in production until large cents were discontinued in
1857. Large cents were not legal tender when coined.
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