Letter
Object Details
- Description
- The writer suggests issuing a 3-cent stamp to prepay postage on newspapers.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- October 20, 1847
- Object number
- 1997.2001.13
- Recipient
- Cave Johnson, American, 1845 - 1849
- Writer
- Thos. E. Sparhawk
- Type
- Covers & Associated Letters
- Medium
- paper; ink / handwritten
- Dimensions
- Overall: 24.8 x 19.7cm (9 3/4 x 7 3/4in.)
- Place of Origin
- Pennsylvania
- Place
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Postal Museum Collection
- Topic
- American Expansion (1800-1860)
- Covers & Letters
- Record ID
- npm_1997.2001.13
- Usage
- CC0
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