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1847 "Lexington, Ky" Lexington, Kentucky KY, lightly struck blue cds and bold blue h/s "io" on pre-stamp folded business letter. Sent to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania PA. Usual file folds. Fresh and clean. ACTUAL item. |
20.00 |
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242018 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
1849 "DETROIT / Mich." Detroit, Michigan MI, Superb red Aug 23 cds. Manuscript "20" rate marking. Sent unpaid, on stampless folded letter with complete letter contents (business letter with statement of accounts and in regard to paying taxes). Sent to Milwaukee, Wisconsin WI. Wisconsin was still "frontier territory" at the time, just having achieved statehood about 18 months before. To add further context, while Milwaukee was a good sized town by then, the "Little House in the Big Woods" frontier life story did not take place until 22 years later (farther north, in the woods). This postmark was valued at $30 in the 1997 stampless cover catalog. Fresh, neat, and attractive. ACTUAL item. |
35.00 |