The 1869 U.S. postage stamp featuring the portrait of Nathan Hale, the American patriot and spy, was issued with a face value of one-half cent. This small denomination served a specific purpose,... Read more »
A postage stamp with a face value of one-half of a cent was issued by the United States Postal Service at various points in its history. These low-denomination stamps typically catered to... Read more »
This denomination represents a specific postal rate, equivalent to two shillings and sixpence, applied to mail requiring this prepayment. A half crown was a commonly used coin in the pre-decimal British monetary... Read more »
The first United States coin to bear a portrait of an American, rather than a symbolic representation of Liberty, was a copper coin worth one-half cent. Issued from 1793 to 1857, this... Read more »
A postage stamp of this value represented a fractional denomination of currency used for postal services. These stamps typically signified a lower cost for sending specific types of mail, like newspapers or... Read more »
A pre-decimalization Indian postage stamp representing a fractional value of one anna, specifically half, served as a common means of paying for postal services within India during British rule and the early... Read more »