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Object Details

Description
Manuscript Fort Union, N.M. (quite rare), June 3, 1852 postmark. Manuscript 5c postage up to 3,000 miles, not prepaid, per postal rate act of 1851.
Addressed to Wm. H. N?. Parton, Esq., Annapolis, Maryland.
Data Source
National Postal Museum
Date
1852
Medium
paper; ink (black), pencil
Type
Covers & Associated Letters
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