1844-09-05 DETROIT MICH----WELLS LETTER EXPRESS 5 CENT BLACK ON PINK GLAZED-96L 1---LARGE MARGINS, MS X CANCEL BLUE LETTER TO JOHN B WARING AT CLEVELAND OHIO----DATELINED DETROIT 1844-09-05-----FROM CHARLES HOWARD--A THANK YOU LETTER FOR A GIFT OF FRUIT-----IN THE FALL OF 1844, HENRY WELLS ESTABLISHED A LETTER EXPRESS OFFICE IN DETROIT THAT CARRIED MAIL TO POINTS IN WESTERN NEW YORK, CHICAGO, AND DULUTH. THE STAMPS OF THIS SERVICE WERE THE FIRST ADHESIVE STAMPS OF ANY SORT USED FROM MICHIGAN AND THEY PREDATED THE FIRST GOVERNMENT ISSUES.----GENEALOGY 2----COURTESY OF EBACH-WHITFORD AUCTION 2003 LOT 1159 $1000
Year: 1844
Date: 1844-09-05
County:
Wayne
City:
Detroit
Category:
MI Covers
, MI Genealogy
, Michigan Stampless Letters
, Privately Owned
, Horticulture/ Fruit
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