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1873 Department of the Interior card plate proof envelope

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1873 Department of the Interior card plate proof envelope

Smithsonian National Postal Museum — Postage Stamps · US · English · 1893

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LineUS
Set / seriesSmithsonian National Postal Museum — Postage Stamps
LanguageEnglish
Year1893
Date1893
Kindstamp
PlaceUnited States of America
Mediumpaper; ink
Regionus
Npm recordnpm_1998.2005.12.1
DescriptionRegular stamps distributed as samples or gifts were valid for postage. To end this option for gift recipients, the Post Office Department began in 1879 to have sample stamps printed on card stock, which dignitaries received in small envelopes. The samples were so popular that the POD ordered five reprints, the last being in 1894.
Oracle ID36594790

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