The 4¢ Ulysses Simpson Grant stamp primarily saw use in combination with other stamps or postal stationery. However, solo uses are not uncommon on double weight domestic letters. As with the 1¢ and 2¢ 2nd Bureau stamps, imperforate and private vending coils were released but are considerably rarer. The 4¢ Grant was placed into circulation in March of 1903.
Varieties (Scott catalog number):
Common Uses:
- Make up multiple rates
- 2 ounce 1st class letters
- Added to 1¢ entire or stamp to pay UPU foreign letter rate
Solo Uses:
Triple UPU rate to Switzerland
- 2nd class (< 16 oz newspaper/magazine)
- 3rd class (< 8 oz printed matter)
- 4th class (< 4 oz samples or merchandise)
- Postage due use
Favorite Covers:
Twice the letter rate (4¢) for up to two ounces, plus 8¢ fee for registry service on an advertising cover sent from Chicago to Mexico City. Handled in St Louis, Missouri the cover received an exchange label before entering Mexico. There are 17 St Louis exchange labels recorded in the USSS census.