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3c Wasington type II single on cover
Object Details
- Description
- This is a cover addressed to Mrs. Charles Potter, Coolidge House, Boston, Massachusetts. The cover was cancelled on January 19 in Providence, Rhode Island. There is one Scott 26 stamp adhered to the cover. It has been hand cancelled. The stamp has been tied by a black grid cancel typical in Providence from the 1857-61 period.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- 1857
- Object number
- 2004.2004.1
- Recipient
- Charles Potter
- Type
- Covers & Associated Letters
- Medium
- paper; ink (dull red); gum
- Dimensions
- 10 x 21 cm (3 5/16 x 5 3/8 in.)
- Place of Destination
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Place of Origin
- Providence, Rhode Island
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 26
- Topic
- American Expansion (1800-1860)
- Covers & Letters
- Record ID
- npm_2004.2004.1
- Usage
- CC0
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