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- 2c Andrew Jackson pair on transatlantic cover
2c Andrew Jackson pair on transatlantic cover
Object Details
- Description
- June 18, 1875, printed freight circular of C. Tobias & Company of New York to Arendal, Norway, paid 4-cent per ounce book packet rate, which included printed circulars, under United States-Sweden/Norway Convention effective July 1, 1873. Payment made with a horizontal pair of 2-cent red brown 1870 National Bank Note Company adhesives without grills. New York exchange office clerk applied red orange PAID ALL handstamp. Circular probably carried in closed mailbag on North German Lloyd steamship “Main” from New York (June 19) to Southampton (June 29) and then either directly to Christiana or in closed mail via Germany and Denmark. There is no arrival datestamp or other information to determine the routing.
- Credit line
- Bequest of Harriett M. Leach
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- June 18, 1875
- Object number
- 0.260305.152.75.3
- Type
- Covers & Associated Letters
- Medium
- paper; ink (brown)
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 4 1/4 x 6 in. (10.8 x 15.24 cm)
- Place of Origin
- New York
- Place of Destination
- NORWAY (kingdom)
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- On View
- Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 146
- Topic
- Floyd S. Leach Collection
- Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1877)
- National Stamp Collection
- Covers & Letters
- Record ID
- npm_0.260305.152.75.3
- Usage
- CC0
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