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Letter written to John Marron
Object Details
- Description
- The engraver responds to Clinton's previous letter [#25]. They say he sent two stamps for inspection rather than one, and that these are not counterfeits, ". . . but probably have been reissued by washing off the canceling ink by some chemical process . . . ."
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- August 19, 1848
- Object number
- 1997.2001.25
- Recipient
- John Marron, American
- Writer
- Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson
- Type
- Covers & Associated Letters
- Medium
- paper; ink / handwritten
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 9 3/4 × 7 7/8 in. (24.77 × 20 cm)
- Place
- New York
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Topic
- American Expansion (1800-1860)
- Covers & Letters
- Record ID
- npm_1997.2001.25
- Usage
- CC0
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