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- 25c single letter rate more than 400 miles Arkansas Territory stampless cover
25c single letter rate more than 400 miles Arkansas Territory stampless cover
Object Details
- Description
- Little River Lick, Ark. Ter. saw tooth box postmark (rare); manuscript "Paid 25", rate for over 400 miles per postal rate act of 1816, to New Orleans. The enclosed letter is from a Methodist missionary at the Choctaw Nation West (Oklahoma).
- Addressed to Cashier of the Office Bank United States.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- March 3, 1832
- Object number
- 2007.2004.6.1
- Type
- Covers & Associated Letters
- Medium
- paper; ink (black)
- Dimensions
- Height x Width (folded): 3 1/8 x 5 1/8 in. (7.94 x 13.02 cm) Height x Width (unfolded): 7 7/8 x 10 in. (20 x 25.4 cm)
- Place of Origin
- Arkansas
- Place of Destination
- Louisiana
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- On View
- Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum
- Topic
- National Stamp Collection
- Covers & Letters
- Record ID
- npm_2007.2004.6.1
- Usage
- CC0
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