With the increase in speed and efficiency of the mail by ocean going sailing ships to foreign ports, and railroads on the verge of linking all points of the country together, it became necessary to print a thirty cent stamp to cover the higher rates to these destinations. This is the story of the first 30 cent stamp of the U.S.

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Proofs	Unused	Cancel Varieties
To Africa & Argentina	To Australia & Austria	Mail To China
To Egypt & England	Mail to France	Mail to Germany
Mail to Germany	Adams Express Co. THRU THE LINES USAGE	To Grand Canary & Greece
To Haiti & India	Mail to Italy	Mail to Mexico

To Phillipines & Russia	To Spain & Sweden

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