Benjamin Franklin free frank cover
Object Details
- Description
- Franked by Benjamin Franklin as Deputy Postmaster General from London to Philadelphia via New York. Red circular Free Mark is one of the earlier uses of this mark. This mark is listed as number 1 and described in "The Franking system in the Post Office 1652-1840" by George Brunell, 1936.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- May 9, 1766
- Object number
- 2005.2027.2
- Writer
- Benjamin Franklin, American, 1706 - 1790
- Type
- Covers & Associated Letters
- Medium
- paper; ink; wax seal (red)
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 4 1/4 x 6 1/8 in. (10.8 x 15.56 cm)
- Place of Origin
- England
- Place of Destination
- Pennsylvania
- See more items in
- National Postal Museum Collection
- On View
- Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum
- Topic
- Colonial Era (1607-1776)
- National Stamp Collection
- Covers & Letters
- Record ID
- npm_2005.2027.2
