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25
February 1852 Hamburg, Germany to New York by Bremen mails, 25 due rate
handstamp applied at New York
Handstamp
reflects the 25 cents rate for Bremen mails from Hamburg that was in
effect from August 1851 until August 1853. The rate included 5c postage
for carriage from Hamburg to Bremen.
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1852 one
quarter coin minted in Philadelphia
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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