US 1956 Postage Due Stamp $1 Scott. J87


US 1956 Postage Due Stamp $1 Scott. J87


Series: Postage Due

Issued year: 1956
Face value: $1

Emission: Postage Due
Watermark: No Watermark

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): J87
Michel (Germany): P52B
Yvert et Tellier (France): T52a

Printer: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Print Method: Rotary press

Stamp Colors: Scarlet
Perforation: Perf 10˝ x 11

Themes: Numbers

Description:- Beginning in 1879, Postage Due stamps were issued to be placed on packages to indicate insufficient postage. Understated elegance defines the 1879 Postage Due stamp. It features an ornate numeral and simple frame executed in finely crafted engraving. Its beauty was appreciated – Australia duplicated the same design for its first Postage Due stamp in 1902. On March 3, 1879, an Act of Congress authorized the use of Postage Due stamps. These stamps were unique, since they were the first US stamps that didn’t prepay for the delivery of mail. Instead, they denoted the amount of postage to be collected by the person receiving the mail because it was insufficiently prepaid.