The 11th section authorizes the coining of the three cent coin, probably to facilitate the payment of these rates.
The other matters mentioned in the foregoing Act are of little interest here, but the following circular contains some matters of importance:
REGULATIONS CONCERNING POSTAGE STAMPS.
Post Office Department,
June 10th, 1851.
"To facilitate the payment of postages upon letters and packages, postage stamps of the following denominations are provided and furnished by the postmaster General, pursuant to the third section of the "Act to reduce and modify the rates of Postage in the United States," and for other purposes approved March 3rd, 1851.
| Viz: No. 1. | Printed in black, representing the head of Washington, of the denomination of twelve cents. |
| No. 2. | Printed in red, representing the head of Washington, in profile, of the denomination of three cents. |
| No. 3. | Printed in blue, representing the head of Franklin, in profile, of the denomination of one cent. |
These stamps will be furnished to one or more of the principal postmasters in each county, who will be required to supply the other postmasters in their vicinities, upon being paid for the amount furnished."
The remaining provisions relate to the mode of distribution, accounting, cancelling, etc., and are of no particular interest. The circular is signed "Nathan D. Hall, Postmaster General."
A similar circular dated April 3rd, 1852, is almost an exact repetition of the foregoing. The stamps issued may be described more fully thus:
Issue of July 1st, 1851.