Why were there 1¼¢ stamps in 1967?

[jbb]

I happened upon a bunch of 1¼¢ U.S. Postage stamps at a yard sale. I looked them up and they're from 1967. Isn't that strange?

http://arago.si.edu/index.asp?cmd=1&con=1&tid=2028976

[jar]

Why?

Prices went up.

I remember Coke going from 5cents to 6cents.

Stamps going from one cent to one and a quarter cents and then one and a half cents and then two cents.

[Laura N]

Four for five cents? A different time, for sure.

[jbb]

The Postal Workers at my local P.O. had never heard of such a thing.

[jar]

But like the coke example, a really big price increase.

[jbb]

Why?

Prices went up.

I remember Coke going from 5cents to 6cents.

Stamps going from one cent to one and a quarter cents and then one and a half cents and then two cents.

Did your first computer run on steam?

[jar]

Why?

Prices went up.

I remember Coke going from 5cents to 6cents.

Stamps going from one cent to one and a quarter cents and then one and a half cents and then two cents.

Did your first computer run on steam?

No, but close and it did boot into BASIC.

[woosang]

fascinating!!

[jar]

I remember 1½ cent stamps too, both George and Martha Washington had a 1½ cent stamp as did Harding.

[jbb]

Is the USPS obliged to honor the 1¼¢ value? so 4 stamps = 5¢ ?

[jar]

Is the USPS obliged to honor the 1¼¢ value? so 4 stamps = 5¢ ?

Sure if the stamps have not been canceled, but I think the 1¼¢ stamps are worth about 20¢ on the collectors market.

[Sailor Kenshin]

Is the USPS obliged to honor the 1¼¢ value? so 4 stamps = 5¢ ?

Sure if the stamps have not been canceled, but I think the 1¼¢ stamps are worth about 20¢ on the collectors market.

Score!