hˈɛnɹi mˈɑːɹtɪn wˈɪtni, ðə fˈɜːst pˈoʊstmæstɚ, wʌz ˈɔːθɚɹˌaɪzd tə pɹˈɪnt stˈæmps fɔːɹ ðoʊz ɹˈeɪts ɪn dʒˈuːn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn, wˌɪtʃ hiː dˈɪd jˈuːzɪŋ ðə pɹˈɪntɪŋ pɹˈɛs ʌvðə pˌɑːlɪnˈiːʒən, ɐ wˈiːkli ɡˈʌvɚnmənt nˈuːzpeɪpɚ.
Henry Martyn Whitney, the first postmaster, was authorized to print stamps for those rates in June 1851, which he did using the printing press of The Polynesian, a weekly government newspaper.