Defective Postage Stamps Destroyed. Share full article. Nov. 2, 1894. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from November 2, 1894, Page 9 Buy Reprints.

A first-class stamp would go up a nickel, to 78 cents. Former U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy previously warned postal customers to get used to “uncomfortable” rate hikes as the Postal ...